Bill Meulemans

How the Left and Right Think

The Roots of Division in American Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

Emerson said of the left and right, "Each is a good half, but an impossible whole." In public affairs, the left traditionally pushes for political, economic and social progress, while the right steers towards individual opportunity, stability, tradition and the maintenance of gains already made. Their disagreement is the basis of most of our political discourse. Drawing on four decades of field research on partisan conflicts in the U.S., Northern Ireland and Israel, the author provides a clear, concise explanation of how the left and right think and why their respective philosophies reflect competing views of human nature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9781476678788
• ISBN-10: 1476678782
• Artikelnr.: 55482822

Autorenporträt

Bill Meulemans is a professor of political science who specializes in analyzing the political values and behavior of the political left and right. His written work is based on 40 years of field research in the United States, Northern Ireland, and Israel. He lives in Aurora, Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
What's Happening to Us? Secret Money Undermining the Electorate Why It Happened Reformers of the Left and Right Nowhere Else to Go White Supremacists Necessary Reforms Questions for You 2.
Left and Right Fixing Society Criticisms of the Left Criticisms of the Right Charges and Counter Charges Blind Spots Illegal Politics Questions for You 3.
Foundations of Politics New Words for Old Ideas Eternal Questions Outside Threats A Poor People's Conference Questions for You 4.
Personal Experiences The Function of Ideologies Learning Political Values An Autobiography of a Liberal An Autobiography of a Conservative Advantages and Disadvantages Morality Questions for You 5.
Expectations and Deprivations Role of the Central Government Constitutionalism Setting the Scenario Consequences Post-World War II (1945 to the Present) Unfinished Business Attacking the System Success and Anger Questions for You 6.
Left-Wing Values What They Believe In Their Own Words Basic Problems for the Left Saul Alinsky Revolutionaries on the Left Problems for Revolutionary Radicals The Communist Party Questions for You 7.
Right-Wing Values What They Believe In Their Own Words Basic Problems for the Right Mitt Romney Revolutionaries on the Right Problems for Revolutionary Reactionaries The Ku Klux Klan Questions for You 8.
Ideas and People Move to the Right Public Reactions Self-Interest Betrayal of Principles Revolution of the Right or Left? The Flip-Flop More or Less Freedom? Negative and Positive Freedom The New Reactionaries The New Radicals Questions for You 9.
Moderates, Activists, and Extremists Moderates: Liberals and Conservatives Moderates: Characteristics in Common Activists: Radicals and Reactionaries Activists: Characteristics in Common Extremists: Revolutionary Radicals & Revolutionary Reactionaries Extremists: Characteristics in Common Questions for You 10.
Beyond Ideology Left and Right Predictability Political Manners Trump versus Anti-Trump A Recipe for Disaster The Dark Corners of America Questions for You Bibliography Index