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Divided Politics, Divided Nation : Hyperconflict in the Trump Era /

"Why are Americans so angry with each other? The United States is caught in a partisan hyperconflict that divides politicians, communities, and even families. Politicians from the president to state and local office-holders play to strongly-held beliefs and sometimes even pour fuel on the resul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: West, Darrell M., 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface. Upheaval
  • Mistrust: The Reagan revolution; the Clinton period; Bush and the war on terror; the Obama years; shock and awe under Trump
  • Economic frustrations: The decline of agriculture; lost manufacturing jobs; wage stagnation and inequality; a rise in public anger
  • The decline of opportunity: Growing up poor; advancement through education; obstacles for the current generation; destruction of the American dream
  • Identity politics: Conservative tribalism; liberal tribalism; power tribalism; mistrusting other tribes
  • Religious tensions: Fundamentalism; secularization; religious exemptions.
  • The backlash against globalization and immigration: Opening borders; cross-cultural tensions; tough enforcement; ultranationalism
  • Undue influence: Overt corruption; college admissions; philanthropy
  • Overcoming hyperconflict: Widespread polarization; diverging identities; mistrust and intolerance; opponents as enemies; political sorting; the decline of facts; reconciling differences; take a conservative or liberal to lunch.