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Leading from the Center

Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents

By: Gil Troy,Professor of History Gil Troy, PH D

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Leading from the Center

Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents

By: Gil Troy,Professor of History Gil Troy, PH D

George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy-most would agree their presidencies were among the most successful in American history. But what made these very different men such effective leaders? According to presidential historian Gil Troy, these presidents succeeded not because of their bold political visions, but because of their moderation. Although many of the presidential hopefuls for 2008 will claim to be moderates, the word cannot conceal a political climate defined by extreme rhetoric and virulent partisanship. InLeading From the Center, Gil Troy argues that this is a distinctlyun-American state of affairs. The great presidents of American history have always sought a golden mean-from Washington, who brilliantly mediated between the competing visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, to Lincoln, who rescued the Union with his principled pragmatism, to the two Roosevelts, who united millions of Americans with their powerful, affirmative, nationalist visions. As America lines up to select a president for the future, Gil Troy astutely reminds us of the finest traditions of presidential leadership from our nation's past.

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1458735451

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America's Three Regimes : A New Political History

A New Political History

By: Morton Keller Professor of History Brandeis University

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America's Three Regimes : A New Political History

A New Political History

By: Morton Keller Professor of History Brandeis University

When historians take the long view, they look at "ages" or "eras" (the Age of Jackson, the Progressive Era). But these time spans last no longer than a decade or so. In this groundbreaking new book, Morton Keller divides our nation's history into three regimes, each of which lasts many, many decades, allowing us to appreciate, as never before, the slow steady evolution of American public life. Americans like to think of our society as eternally young and effervescent. But the reality is very different. A proper history of America must be as much about continuity, persistence, and evolution as about transformation and revolution. To provide this proper history, Keller groups America's past into three long regimes--Deferential and Republican, from the colonial period to the 1820s; Party and Democratic, from the 1830s to the 1930s; and Populist and Bureaucratic, from the 1930s to the present. This approach yields many new insights. We discover, for instance, that the history of colonial America, the Revolution, and the Early Republic is a more unified story than usually assumed. The Civil War, industrialization, and the Progressive era did relatively little to alter the character of the democratic-party regime that lasted from the 1830s to the 1930s. And the populist-bureaucratic regime in which we live today has seen changes in politics, government, and law as profound as those that occurred in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. As Keller underscores the sheer staying power of America's public institutions, he sheds light on current concerns as well: in particular, will the current political polarization continue or will more moderate forces prevail. Here then is a major contribution to United States history--an entirely new way to look at our past, our present, and our future--packed with provocative and original observations about American public life.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198043570

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After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century

American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century

By: Norman Birnbaum University Professor of the Social Sciences Georgetown University Law School

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After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century

American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century

By: Norman Birnbaum University Professor of the Social Sciences Georgetown University Law School

The twentieth century witnessed a profound shift in both socialism and social reform. In the early 1900s, social reform seemed to offer a veritable religion of redemption, but by the century's end, while socialism remained a vibrant force in European society, a culture of extreme individualism and consumption all but squeezed the welfare state out of existence. Documenting this historic change, After Progress: European Socialism and American Social Reform in the 20th Century is the first truly comprehensive look at the course of social reform and Western politics after Communism, brilliantly explained by a major social thinker of our time. Norman Birnbaum traces in fascinating detail the forces that have shifted social concern over the course of a century, from the devastation of two world wars, to the post-war golden age of economic growth and democracy, to the ever-increasing dominance of the market. He makes sense of the historical trends that have created a climate in which politicians proclaim the arrival of a new historical epoch but rarely offer solutions to social problems that get beyond cost-benefit analyses. Birnbaum goes one step further and proposes a strategy for bringing the market back into balance with the social needs of the people. He advocates a reconsideration of the notion of work, urges that market forces be brought under political control, and stresses the need for education that teaches the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Both a sweeping historical survey and a sharp-edged commentary on current political posturing, After Progress examines the state of social reform past, present and future.

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0195347951

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American Destiny, Chapters 16-33

Narrative of a Nation

By: Mark C. Carnes,John A. Garraty,Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History John A Garraty

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American Destiny, Chapters 16-33

Narrative of a Nation

By: Mark C. Carnes,John A. Garraty,Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History John A Garraty

Using rich and distinctive prose, American Destiny: Narrative of a Nation, Volume II presents a comprehensive look at the development and growth of the United States since 1865. Based on a political history framework, the book further examines the political, social, economic, and cultural developments that have shaped this country. This elegant, high-quality text offers a low-price alternative to traditional U.S. history survey textbooks.

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Book's by Professor of History Alonzo Hamby

Leading from the Center

Leading from the Center

America's Three Regimes : A New Political History

America's Three Regimes : A New Political History

After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century

After Progress : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century

American Destiny, Chapters 16-33

American Destiny, Chapters 16-33

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