Moderates : the vital center of American politics, from the founding to today /

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The fierce polarization of contemporary politics has encouraged Americans to read back into their nation's past a perpetual ideological struggle between liberals and conservatives. However, in this timely book, David S. Brown advances an original interpretation that stresses the critical role o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, David S. (David Scott), 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2017, ©2016.
Temas:
Moderation > Political aspects > United States > History.
Politicians > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Politics, Practical > United States.
Modération > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Politiciens > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Moderation > Political aspects
Political culture
Politicians
Politics and government
Politics, Practical
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : searching for the center
  • Part I. Patriot kings ; Between aristocracy and democracy : John Adams
  • Up from federalism : George Cabot
  • Reckoning with the original sunbelt right : John Quincy Adams
  • The Jeffersonian origins of the GOP : Abraham Lincoln
  • Part II. Progressives ; The last patrician : Henry Adams
  • Between privilege and poverty : Theodore Roosevelt
  • Losing the square deal center : William Howard Taft
  • Part III. Pragmatists ; "Me-too" Republicanism meets the new right : Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
  • West of center : the Bushes
  • After liberalism : Carter, Clinton, Obama
  • Conclusion : holding the center.

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