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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas Jacobs (Visiting Assistant Professor of Government, Visiting Assistant Professor of Government, Colby College) , Sidney Milkis (White Burkett Miller Professor of Politics, White Burkett Miller Professor of Politics, University of Virginia)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 15.60cm Weight: 0.549kg ISBN: 9780197603529ISBN 10: 0197603521 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 29 April 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis provocative book combines a stark warning and a roadmap for the revival of the 'vital center' in American party politics. But this is no pot-boiler written for the political moment; drawing on deep historical knowledge and rich theoretical acumen, Jacobs and Milkis warn Americans of the dangers of executive-centered partisanship in the presence of weakened party organizations. Their book charts a sane and doable path to assure the future of our embattled democracy. * Sidney Tarrow, author of Movements and Parties * This book is an altogether impressive achievement-a work of impressive historical sweep and pointed analytical acuity, a bold and compelling reinterpretation of American political development. Jacobs and Milkis brilliantly illuminate the roots of the weakness of the American party system, the rise of a corrosive brand of populism, and the contemporary distemper of American democracy. * Robert C. Lieberman, coauthor of Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy * Through a rich historical analysis, Jacobs and Milkis detail the pathologies of a politics dominated by the battle for control of an increasingly empowered presidency. Steering a path between an airy romanticism and a narrow realism, they make an eloquent case for a reinvigorated party system. * Frances E. Lee, Princeton University * Milkis and Jacobs argue that America once had responsible parties that tempered both executive power and populist passions and thereby served genuine democratic self-governance. What went wrong? Can it be fixed? Jacobs and Milkis offer valuable insights into these vital questions about America's once-vital center. * Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania * Author InformationNicholas F. Jacobs is an Assistant Professor at Colby College, where he teaches in the Government Department. Sidney M. Milkis is the White Burkett Miller Professor in the Department of Politics and a Faculty Fellow at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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