Red and blue nation?. Volume 1 : characteristics and causes of America's polarized politics / Pietro S. Nivola, David W. Brady, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nivola, Pietro S.

Brady, David W.

JSTOR (Organization)

Charles H. Maxson Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

United States.

Party affiliation--United States.

Party affiliation.

Polarization (Social sciences).

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

polychrome

Place of Publication:

[Stanford, Calif.] : Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford University ; Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2006]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The First of two volumes cosponsored by the Brookings Institution and the Hoover Institution considers the extent to which polarized views among political leaders and activists are reflected in the population at large. While the severity of the country's "culture wars" is often overstated, significant fissures have indeed opened. Where are these gaps, what do they look like, and what causes them? Leading scholars and journalists combine their talents and different perspectives to enrich our understanding of polarization in the world's oldest democracy.

Contents:

Characteristics and causes of America's polarized politics

Delineating the problem / William A. Galston and Pietro S. Nivola

Disconnected : the political class versus the people / Morris P. Fiorina and Matthew S. Levendusky

Disconnected, or joined at the hip? / Alan I. Abramowitz, Gary C. Jacobson

Rejoinder / Morris P. Fiorina and Matthew S. Levendusky

Rejoinder / Alan I. Abramowitz

Polarization then and now : a historical perspective / David W. Brady and Hahrie C. Han

Polarization runs deep, even by yesterday's standards / James E. Campbell, Carl M. Cannon

Polarized by God? : American politics and the religious divide / E.J. Dionne Jr.

Myths and realities of religion in politics / Alan Wolfe, Andrew Kohut

How the mass media divide us / Diana C. Mutz

Two alternative perspectives / Thomas Rosentiel, Greg Easterbrook

Polarizing the House of Representatives : how much does gerrymandering matter? / Thomas E. Mann

Why other sources of polarization matter more / Gary C. Jacobson, Thomas B. Edsall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles H. Maxson Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Red and blue nation?

ISBN:

9780815760849

0815760841

Publisher Number:

99967432380

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.