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Four threats : the recurring crises of American democracy, Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman
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- Summary
- "An urgent, historically-grounded take on the four major factors that undermine American democracy, and what we can do to address them. While many Americans despair of the current state of U.S. politics, most assume that our system of government and democracy itself are invulnerable to decay. Yet when we examine the past, we find that the United States has undergone repeated crises of democracy, from the earliest days of the republic to the present. In Four Threats, Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman explore five moments in history when democracy in the U.S. was under siege: the 1790s, the Civil War, the Gilded Age, the Depression, and Watergate. These episodes risked profound-even fatal-damage to the American democratic experiment. From this history, four distinct characteristics of disruption emerge. Political polarization, racism and nativism, economic inequality, and excessive executive power-alone or in combination-have threatened the survival of the republic, but it has survived-so far. What is unique, and alarming, about the present moment in American politics is that all four conditions exist. This convergence marks the contemporary era as a grave moment for democracy. But history provides a valuable repository from which we can draw lessons about how democracy was eventually strengthened-or weakened-in the past. By revisiting how earlier generations of Americans faced threats to the principles enshrined in the Constitution, we can see the promise and the peril that have led us to today and chart a path toward repairing our civic fabric and renewing democracy"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 298 pages
- Contents
-
- At all costs : how the four threats endanger democracy
- Dangerous convergence
- Putting democracy first
- Introduction:
- Democracy under siege
- Threats to democracy
- Polarization wreaks havoc in the 1790s
- Democratic disintegration in the 1850s
- Backsliding in the 1890s
- Executive aggrandizement in the 1930s
- The weaponized presidency in the 1970s
- Isbn
- 9781250244420
- Label
- Four threats : the recurring crises of American democracy
- Title
- Four threats
- Title remainder
- the recurring crises of American democracy
- Statement of responsibility
- Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman
- Subject
-
- Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Racism -- United States -- History
- Democracy -- United States -- History
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- History
- Executive power -- United States -- History
- Income distribution -- Political aspects -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "An urgent, historically-grounded take on the four major factors that undermine American democracy, and what we can do to address them. While many Americans despair of the current state of U.S. politics, most assume that our system of government and democracy itself are invulnerable to decay. Yet when we examine the past, we find that the United States has undergone repeated crises of democracy, from the earliest days of the republic to the present. In Four Threats, Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman explore five moments in history when democracy in the U.S. was under siege: the 1790s, the Civil War, the Gilded Age, the Depression, and Watergate. These episodes risked profound-even fatal-damage to the American democratic experiment. From this history, four distinct characteristics of disruption emerge. Political polarization, racism and nativism, economic inequality, and excessive executive power-alone or in combination-have threatened the survival of the republic, but it has survived-so far. What is unique, and alarming, about the present moment in American politics is that all four conditions exist. This convergence marks the contemporary era as a grave moment for democracy. But history provides a valuable repository from which we can draw lessons about how democracy was eventually strengthened-or weakened-in the past. By revisiting how earlier generations of Americans faced threats to the principles enshrined in the Constitution, we can see the promise and the peril that have led us to today and chart a path toward repairing our civic fabric and renewing democracy"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- LBSOR/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mettler, Suzanne
- Dewey number
- 320.973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1964-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Lieberman, Robert C.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Democracy
- Political culture
- Polarization (Social sciences)
- Racism
- Income distribution
- Executive power
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Four threats : the recurring crises of American democracy, Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-288) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- At all costs : how the four threats endanger democracy
- Dangerous convergence
- Putting democracy first
- Introduction:
- Democracy under siege
- Threats to democracy
- Polarization wreaks havoc in the 1790s
- Democratic disintegration in the 1850s
- Backsliding in the 1890s
- Executive aggrandizement in the 1930s
- The weaponized presidency in the 1970s
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 298 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250244420
- Lccn
- 2020012822
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030076302
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1155487679
- 702872
- (OCoLC)1155487679
- Label
- Four threats : the recurring crises of American democracy, Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-288) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- At all costs : how the four threats endanger democracy
- Dangerous convergence
- Putting democracy first
- Introduction:
- Democracy under siege
- Threats to democracy
- Polarization wreaks havoc in the 1790s
- Democratic disintegration in the 1850s
- Backsliding in the 1890s
- Executive aggrandizement in the 1930s
- The weaponized presidency in the 1970s
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 298 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250244420
- Lccn
- 2020012822
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030076302
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- on1155487679
- 702872
- (OCoLC)1155487679
Subject
- Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Racism -- United States -- History
- Democracy -- United States -- History
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- History
- Executive power -- United States -- History
- Income distribution -- Political aspects -- United States
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