Still Seeing Red - How the Old Cold War Shapes the New American Politics

Through a text which is complemented by extensive polling data, this work explores how the Cold War moulded the internal politics of the United States. It takes readers through the Cold War period, describing its effect in redrawing the electoral map after World War II.

List of contents

* Introduction: Who Are We? Cold War Fears And Party Response * 19451946: Lost Innocence * 19471950: The New Politics of Old Fears * 1952: The Transforming Election The Cold War Party System * The Nationalist Republicans * The Divided Democrats Diminished Parties In Search Of A New Politics * High Anxiety: PostCold War Politics * The Collapse of the Old Order * The Shape of Things to Come

About the author

John Kenneth White

Summary

Through a text which is complemented by extensive polling data, this work explores how the Cold War moulded the internal politics of the United States. It takes readers through the Cold War period, describing its effect in redrawing the electoral map after World War II.

Product details

• Authors: John White, John Kenneth White
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.09.1998
• EAN: 9780813318899
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-1889-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Series: Transforming American Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Politische Parteien, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse