Adam Hilton

True Blues

The Contentious Transformation of the Democratic Party

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Produktbeschreibung

Tracing the rise of the advocacy party from the fall of the New Deal order through the presidency of Barack Obama, True Blues explains how and why the Democratic Party has come to its current crossroads and suggests a bold new perspective for comprehending the dynamics driving American party politics more broadly.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780812252996
• ISBN-10: 0812252993
• Artikelnr.: 60329996

Autorenporträt

Adam Hilton

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction. Who Governs Parties?
Part I. The Rise of the Advocacy Party
Chapter 1. In the Shadow of States' Rights: The New Deal Democratic Party
and the Prelude to Reform
Chapter 2. The Undemocratic Party: Antiwar Insurgents and the Party Crisis
of 1968
Chapter 3. "Curing the Ills of Democracy": Party Entrepreneurship in the
McGovern-Fraser Commission
Chapter 4. The Party Turned Upside Down: The McGovern Nomination and the
Backlash Against Reform
Chapter 5. Bringing the Counter-Reformers Back In: The Coalition for a
Democratic Majority and the Making of the Advocacy Party
Part II. The Politics of the Advocacy Party
Chapter 6. The Limits of Group Influence: Jimmy Carter and the Demand for
Full Employment Policy
Chapter 7. The Officeholders Strike Back: The New Democrats' Resistance to
the Advocacy Party
Chapter 8. The Advocate-in-Chief: Barack Obama's Harnessing of the Advocacy
Party
Conclusion. The Consequences of the Advocacy Party
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments