A new republic : a history of the United States in the twentieth century / John Lukacs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lukacs, John, 1924-2019.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Civilization--20th century.

United States.

Civilization.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 457 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

[New and enlarged edition].

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004.

Summary:

An eminent historian offers his views on American democracy In A New Republic, one of America's most respected historians offers a major statement on the nature of our political system and a critical look at the underpinnings of our society. American democracy, says John Lukacs, has been transformed from an exercise in individual freedom and opportunity to a bureaucratic system created by and for the dominance of special groups. His book, first published in 1984 as Outgrowing Democracy, is now reissued with a new introduction, in which Lukacs explains his methodology, and a new final chapter, which sums up Lukacs's thoughts on American democracy today.John Lukacs is the author of more than twenty books on history, among them The Hitler of History; The End of the Twentieth Century and the End of the Modern Age (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize) and six books available from Yale University Press.

Notes:

Originally published: as Outgrowing democracy. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1984.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [437]-440) and index.

Contains:

Outgrowing democracy.

ISBN:

0300104294

OCLC:

56647952