UID:
almafu_9959739550602883
Format:
1 online resource (336 pages)
ISBN:
1-62637-241-1
Content:
Robert Smith and Richard Seltzer offer fresh insights on the decisive, and often surprising, role of presidents and presidential candidates in polarizing US politics. In a rich, multidimensional narrative, the authors show how presidential rhetoric and policies have served to divide voters along lines of class, party, race, and region. They also underscore the enduring consequences of George Wallace's, Barry Goldwater's, and George McGovern's failed presidential campaigns. Moving beyond the "guns, God, and gays" conventional wisdom, their distinctive contribution leads to an enhanced understanding of the political attitudes that have shaped today's polarized polity.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Tables --
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Acknowledgments --
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1. Polarization and the Presidency --
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2. Franklin D. Roosevelt --
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3. Harry S. Truman --
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4. Dwight D. Eisenhower --
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5. John F. Kennedy --
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6. Lyndon B. Johnson --
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8. Richard Nixon --
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9. The Election of 1972 --
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10. Jimmy Carter --
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11. Ronald Reagan --
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12. George H. W. Bush --
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13. Bill Clinton --
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14. George W. Bush --
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15. Barack Obama --
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16. What Next? --
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Appendix: Methodological Considerations --
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Selected Bibliography --
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Index --
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About the Book
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-62637-228-4
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9781626372412
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626372412
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626372412
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626372412
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626372412
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