Republican Party and American Politics From Hoover to Reagan

Robert Mason investigates how Republicans tackled the problem of their party's minority status from the Great Depression until the Reagan years.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. From old Home Melodies to jazz music: 1928-33; 2. As Maine goes, so goes Vermont: 1933-9; 3. The simple barefoot Wall Street lawyer: 1939-45; 4. Liberty versus socialism: 1945-53; 5. Modern Republicanism: 1953-61; 6. A choice, not an echo: 1960-8; 7. There's a realignment going on: 1968-76; 8. You are witnessing the great realignment: 1977-89; Conclusion.

About the author

Robert Mason is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Edinburgh, where he has worked since 1998. In 2004–5 he held a fellowship at the John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress. Professor Mason is the author of Richard Nixon and the Quest for a New Majority (2004).

Summary

Robert Mason investigates how Republicans tackled the problem of their party's minority status from the Great Depression until the Reagan years and why their efforts to boost GOP fortunes usually ended in failure. This book is the first to offer a wide-ranging analysis of the topic, which is of central importance to any understanding of modern US political history.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Mason
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2014
• EAN: 9781107666146
• ISBN: 978-1-107-66614-6
• No. of pages: 322
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political parties and party platforms