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American Political History: A Very Short Introduction
Donald Critchlow
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Description for American Political History: A Very Short Introduction
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political parties, popular democracy, centralized government, and a strong executive office. Yet the country's national politics have historically included all those features. In American Political History: A Very Short Introduction, Donald Critchlow takes on this contradiction between original theory and actual practice. This brief, accessible book explores the nature of the two-party system, key turning points in American political history, representative presidential and congressional elections, struggles to expand the electorate, and critical social protest and third-party movements. The volume emphasizes the continuity of a liberal tradition challenged by ... Read more
The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political parties, popular democracy, centralized government, and a strong executive office. Yet the country's national politics have historically included all those features. In American Political History: A Very Short Introduction, Donald Critchlow takes on this contradiction between original theory and actual practice. This brief, accessible book explores the nature of the two-party system, key turning points in American political history, representative presidential and congressional elections, struggles to expand the electorate, and critical social protest and third-party movements. The volume emphasizes the continuity of a liberal tradition challenged by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199340057
SKU
V9780199340057
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About Donald Critchlow
Donald T. Critchlow is Professor of History at Arizona State University. He is the author of When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Moguls, Film Stars, and Big Business Remade American Politics to be published by Cambridge University Press. In addition, he has authored and edited many other books including The Conservative Ascendancy: How the GOP Made Political History (Harvard, 2007; ... Read more
Reviews for American Political History: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction is a concise, readable narrative of American political history. Critchlow has done a particularly good job at illustrating transitions in elite political culture.
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