Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775-2000Andrew W Mellon Professor of American Government Byron E Shafer, Byron E. Shafer, Anthony J. Badger In this defining statement about the state of the discipline, a "who's who" of prominent scholars addresses and critiques the entire sweep of American political history. Exemplifying the revitalizing power of the "new political history" and its renewed emphasis on large "P" politics, these writers have combined to produce an illuminating synthesis of the most recent work in the field. Focusing upon both the major policy issues in the politics of each period (substance) and the major social forces shaping politics (structure), these essays chronicle and evaluate the evolution of American politics and society over two and a quarter centuries. In the process, they reflect their authors' strong collective commitment to a dynamic field of intellectual inquiry, while simultaneously highlighting key interpretive disputes within it. An outstanding summary of current and recent thinking in the field, this book should become an essential volume for scholars and teachers in both history and the social sciences. |
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Contents
The Substance | 93 |
Political Institutions | 117 |
The Values | 149 |
The Limits of Federal Power and Social Politics 19101955 | 181 |
The Rise of Rights and Rights Consciousness in American Politics | 201 |
Afterword | 251 |
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| Title | Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775-2000 |
| Editors | Andrew W Mellon Professor of American Government Byron E Shafer, Byron E. Shafer, Anthony J. Badger |
| Publisher | University Press of Kansas, 2001 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 16, 2008 |
| ISBN | 070061138X, 9780700611386 |
| Length | 271 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General Political Science / American Government / General Political Science / History & Theory Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy |
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