Present Discontents: American Politics in the Very Late Twentieth Century (American Politics Series)

For introductory American politics courses, this is a diverse collection of lively and provocative assessments of the evolution of American politics across the postwar period, focusing on these elements: parties, society, institutions, culture, issues, agendas, and coalitions. Parties. Foundation Stones Of Present Discontents : The American Political Nation, 1776-1945 / Joel H. Silbey -- Society. Our Country : The Shaping Of America From Roosevelt To Clinton / Michael Barone -- Institutions. Separating To Govern : The American Way / Charles O. Jones -- Culture. Mayor Daley And Modern Democracy : What We Should Have Learned From Chicago In The 1950's / Alan Ehrenhalt -- Issues. Issue Evolution In Postwar American Politics : Old Certainties And Fresh Tensions / Edward G. Carmines And Geoffrey C. Layman -- Agendas. The Cultural Revolution Of 1994 : Newt Gingrich, The Republican Party, And The Third Great Awakening / Thomas B. Edsall -- Coalitions. We Are All Southern Democrats Now : The Shape Of American Politics In The Very Late Twentieth Century / Byron E. Shafer. Byron E. Shafer With Joel H. Silbey ... [et Al.]. Revised Versions Of Lectures Delivered At Oxford University. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Suitable for introductory American politics courses, this diverse collection of assessments of the evolution of American politics across the postwar period, focuses on these elements: parties, society, institutions, culture, issues, agendas, and coalitions.