Like its predecessor, the second edition of Politics as Usual, treats the decade and a half after World War II as a discrete historical era, the end of which represents a watershed in the political life of the nation.
Like its predecessor, the second edition of Politics as Usual, treats the decade and a half after World War II as a discrete historical era, the end of which represents a watershed in the political life of the nation.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Gary W. Reichard is Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach. He has previously held faculty and administrative appointments at The Ohio State University, the University of Delaware, the University of Maryland, and Florida Atlantic University. He received his B.A. from the College of Wooster, his M.A. from Vanderbilt University, and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. The author of The Reaffirmation of Republicanism: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Eight-third Congress, he has co-edited two books of essays on recent American politics and society: Reshaping America, Society and Institutions, 1945-1960 and American Choices: Social Dilemmas & Public Policy since 1960. In addition to teaching post-World War II United States history, he has taught the history of American immigration and ethnicity.
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Foreword vii Acknowledgements xii Preface xiii Preface to the First Edition xv Chapter One: Truman's Trial Period, 1945-1948 1 New President, New Problems 2 The Cold War Begins 10 The 1946 Elections 17 The Politics of Containment 20 Truman and the Eightieth Congress 29 The Election of 1948 35 Chapter Two: The Era of Hard Feelings, 1949-1952 48 Frustration of the Fair Deal 49 The End of Bipartisanship 53 The Anti-Communist Crusade 59 The Korean War and American Politics 63 Truman under Siege 75 The Election of 1952 81 Chapter Three: The Eisenhower Equilibrium, 1953-1956 88 The Reaffirmation of Republicanism 89 A New Foreign Policy? 94 The End of McCarthyism 106 The Cooptation of Congress 117 The Politics of Dead Center 123 Eisenhower Ascendant 129 Chapter Four: Endings and Beginnings, 1957-1960 140 The Continuing Problem of Civil Rights 141 Hard Times at Home and Abroad 147 National Security and Party Politics 159 President versus Congress 166 End of an Era: The Election of 1960 170 Conclusion: Reflections on a Political Era 180 Bibliographical Essay 186 Index Photos follow page 118
Foreword vii Acknowledgements xii Preface xiii Preface to the First Edition xv Chapter One: Truman's Trial Period, 1945-1948 1 New President, New Problems 2 The Cold War Begins 10 The 1946 Elections 17 The Politics of Containment 20 Truman and the Eightieth Congress 29 The Election of 1948 35 Chapter Two: The Era of Hard Feelings, 1949-1952 48 Frustration of the Fair Deal 49 The End of Bipartisanship 53 The Anti-Communist Crusade 59 The Korean War and American Politics 63 Truman under Siege 75 The Election of 1952 81 Chapter Three: The Eisenhower Equilibrium, 1953-1956 88 The Reaffirmation of Republicanism 89 A New Foreign Policy? 94 The End of McCarthyism 106 The Cooptation of Congress 117 The Politics of Dead Center 123 Eisenhower Ascendant 129 Chapter Four: Endings and Beginnings, 1957-1960 140 The Continuing Problem of Civil Rights 141 Hard Times at Home and Abroad 147 National Security and Party Politics 159 President versus Congress 166 End of an Era: The Election of 1960 170 Conclusion: Reflections on a Political Era 180 Bibliographical Essay 186 Index Photos follow page 118
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