"Party in the Street explores the interaction between political parties and social movements in the United States. Examining the collapse of the post-9/11 antiwar movement against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this book focuses on activism and protest in the United States. I…
"Party in the Street explores the interaction between political parties and social movements in the United States. Examining the collapse of the post-9/11 antiwar movement against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this book focuses on activism and protest in the United States. I…
"Party in the Street explores the interaction between political parties and social movements in the United States. Examining the collapse of the post-9/11 antiwar movement against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, this book focuses on activism and protest in the United States. I…
"Liberal candidates, scholars, and activists mainly promote pragmatism rather than large and powerful narratives - which may be called 'alpha stories' for their commanding presence over time. Alternatively, conservative counterparts to such liberals tend to promote their policy …
Shapiro knows there are totalitarians on the political Right. But statistically, they represent a fringe movement with little institutional clout. The authoritarian Left, meanwhile, is ascendant in nearly every area of American life. A small number of college-educated, coastal, …
This book examines how the mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North from approximately 1915 to 1970-the movement commonly known as the Great Migration-helped change the relative positions and policy stances on racial politics for the major American politica…
"This book examines how the mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North from approximately 1915 to 1970--the movement commonly known as the Great Migration--helped change the relative positions and policy stances on racial politics for the major American polit…
"Examines the perspectives of Democrats and Republicans on dozens of major foreign policy issues of the 21st century, illuminating both areas of consensus and issues where partisan divisions are wide. Presents both historical and contemporary examples of partisan divisions on ke…
"When George McGovern lost the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon's landslide victory buried more than an insurgent campaign. In resurrecting the largely forgotten story of McGovern's remarkable presidential bid, Bruce Miroff reveals how his crushing defeat produced an id…
This study addresses deficits in the literature regarding the influence that Christianity had on the Progressive movement in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Specifically, this study will examine the influence that William Jennings Bryan (t…
In the 1970s, California Governor Jerry Brown imposed new limits on California, arguing that future losses of revenue and natural resources could alter state government’s capacity to provide services. Embracing conservative ideas like reducing the size of government, limiting so…
As Henry Jackson exhorted defense lobbyists during the height of the Cold War, “The Russians are determined to play the game of power politics, and we cannot choose not to play. The only course open to us is to play it better or to lose.” This mindset typified a “Coterie” of Sen…
William Jennings Bryan believed that political history consisted of a constant battle between an elitist minority and the people. This elitist minority, known by many different names, ruled through coercion and fear. Bryan concluded that the only government that could protect th…
What best defines a Democrat in the American political arena -- idealistic reformer or pragmatic politician? Harry Truman adopted both roles and in so doing defined the nature of his presidency. Truman and the Democratic Party is the first book to deal exclusively with the presi…
What best defines a Democrat in the American political arena - idealistic reformer or pragmatic politician? Harry Truman adopted both roles and in so doing defined the nature of his presidency. Truman and the Democratic Party is the first book to deal exclusively with the presid…