Deadlock and disillusionment : American politics since 1968 / Gary W. Reichard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reichard, Gary W., 1943- author.

Series:

American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

American History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Deadlock and Disillusionment: American Politics Since 1968 is an insightful consideration of the events people, and policy debates that have shaped and continue to influence, even control, the current political era. * Rejects conventional wisdom that the dominant force shaping recent American politics in the last half century has been the "rise of the Right" * Considers the achievements and frustrations of each administration, from Nixon to Obama, in its assessment of contemporary U.S. politics * Features authorship by an expert scholar in the field who takes a thematic rather than a partisan approach to recent American politics * Offers a concise, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date synthesis of the literature in the field and concludes with a comprehensive bibliographical essay, an aid to student research

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: 1968-The End of an Era; Chapter 1 The Politics of Cynicism, 1968-1974; The Shaping of a New Majority; Conservatism as Reform; The Politics of War and Détente; Watergate and Its Aftermath; Chapter 2 The Futility of Moderation, 1974-1976; The Politics of Forgiveness; President as Political Prisoner; Détente Derailed; Chapter 3 Dashed Hopes, 1976-1980; Fractured Majority; Threading the Needle; The Abandonment of Idealism; Chapter 4 Dogma and (More) Disappointment, 1980-1988; The Rise of the Right; Reaganomics

Government by DysfunctionThe Politics of Trench Warfare; Conclusion: Deadlock and Disillusionment; Bibliographical Essay; Index; EULA

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-354) and index

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-93437-7

1-118-93436-9

OCLC:

945612197