With reference to eight classic American movies, "Mr Smith Goes to Washington", "Mignificent Ambersons", "Gabriel Over the White House", "Citizen Kane", "Casablanca", "All Quiet on the Western Front", "Daily Bread" and "The Fountainhead", this text explores the political ideologies thrumming through the American psyche during a period of national ...
With President George W. Bush's approval ratings at record lows, the 2008 election was a contest that Democrats were predicted to win. And with Barack Obama's victory over John McCain, they did. But it was the highly unlikely journey to this likely destination that set this presidential election apart from others.
Pitney highlights the striking similarities between politics and war. Applying military thought to domestic politics, he persuasively argues the language of war teaches readers about political activity. Combining lively storytelling with solid scholarship, he reaches across history to produce a unique field manual for politics.
Republicans have not held a majority of seats in the US House since 1954, more than twice the time that either party has dwelt in the minority throughout congressional history. This book analyses the causes, consequences and possible cures for the House Republicans' "permanent minority".
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