Donkey work : congressional Democrats in conservative America, 1974-1994 / Patrick Andelic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andelic, Patrick Kieron, 1987- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservatism--United States--History.

Conservatism.

Political parties--United States--History--20th century.

Political parties.

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

United States.

Democratic Party (U.S.)--History |y 20th century.

Democratic Party (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2019]

Summary:

"A powerful and necessary corrective to the idea that US liberalism simply sputtered out with the elections of Nixon and Reagan. Engaging and smart, Andelic shows the persistent power of congressional liberalism in the 1970s, '80s, and beyond."--Jennifer A. Delton, author of Making Minnesota Liberal: Civil Rights and the Transformation of the Democratic Party "A deeply researched and stylishly executed study that brings post-Great Society politics vividly to life. I know of no other book that comes close in terms of conveying both the travail and the resilience of progressive politics during the 1970s and 1980s."-Gareth Davies, associate professor of American history, St. Anne's College, Oxford University.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. "We Came Here to Take the Bastille": The Midterm Elections of 1974 and the Watergate Babies

2. "The Last Election Means the Buck Stops Here": The Democratic Congress Struggles with Ford, 1975-1976

3. Peanuts: The Early Frustrations of the Carter Years, 1976-1978

4. Persona Non Carter: The Democratic Party Searches for an Alternative, 1978-1980

5. Marauders at the Gates: The Democratic Congress Defends the New Deal State, 1980-1984

6. "Reaganism with a Human Face"?: The Rise of the Neoliberals, 1980-1992

Epilogue. 1994: The End of the Permanent Democratic Congress

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7006-2804-5

OCLC:

1378936845