The Politicians and the Egalitarians - The Hidden History of American Politics

Sean Wilentz presents two key insights that reveal a much-needed vision of American political history. Firstly, partisanship has almost always been a feature of American history and has made possible its greatest social reforms. Secondly, the recent attention to economic inequality has a long history. From the founders' generation to the present, America's egalitarian tradition has appeared and reappeared like an underground river.

About the author

Sean Wilentz is the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton University and author of the Bancroft Prize–winning The Rise of American Democracy, Bob Dylan in America, and many other works. He is completing his next book, No Property in Man, on slavery, antislavery, and the Constitution, based on his Nathan I. Huggins Lectures delivered at Harvard in 2015.

Summary

An eminent historian reminds us of the commanding role party politics has played in America’s enduring struggle against economic inequality.

Product details

• Authors: Sean Wilentz, Sean (Princeton University) Wilentz
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.06.2017
• EAN: 9780393354133
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35413-3
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 208 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 307 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; USA, Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / United States / General, Economic history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political parties and party platforms