Our Divided Political Heart

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One of America's most respected and well-known political analysts weighs in on what is tearing us apart --the ascendency of individualism and the diminishment of community -- just in time for the election.

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Full title :Our Divided Political Heart / E.J. Dionne Jr.

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Publication Date:2012.
Edition:1st U.S. ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bloomsbury
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

Description:325 pages : : dust jacket ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781608192014, 1608192016
oclc:ocn999421696
Dewey Decimal:320.9

pt. 1. Why are we yelling at each other? Two cups of tea: the tea party in history on on history -- The politics of history: why the past can never escape the present -- Lessons from the humble penny: the striver, the seeker, the puritan, and the patriot -- Reinventing American liberalism: why the left embraced community -- From tradition to revolt: how conservatives left community behind -- pt. 2. What history teaches us: one nation, conceived in argument: the revolution, the constitution, and the origins of the American debate -- The American system: how strong government, strong individuals, and strong communities have supported each other -- What 's the matter with populism?: why everybody loves it, except when they don't -- The long consensus and its achievements: the quest for balance from the progressive era to the Reagan era -- pt. 3. Recovering our balance, restoring our greatness. The new American system: building a community of freedom.

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États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement History National characteristics, American Political culture Political culture -- History. -- United… Politics and government social values Social values -- History. -- United Sta… United States United States -- Politics and government Valeurs sociales -- Histoire. -- États-…