Polarization and the presidency : from FDR to Barack Obama /

Robert Smith and Richard Seltzer offer fresh insights on the decisive, and often surprising, role of presidents and presidential candidates in polarizing US politics. In a rich, multidimensional narrative, the authors show how presidential rhetoric and policies have served to divide voters along lin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1947-
Other Authors:	Seltzer, Richard A., 1951-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2015.
Subjects:	USA > President Since 1900 Presidents > United States > History > 20th century. Presidents > United States > History > 21st century. Polarization (Social sciences) > United States. Political culture > United States > History > 20th century. Political culture > United States > History > 21st century. Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Présidents > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle. Polarisation collective > États-Unis. Polarization (Social sciences) Political culture. Politics and government Presidents. Politische Kultur Politik Polarisierung United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945. United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989. United States > Politics and government > 1989- États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1933-1945. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1989- United States. History.

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Machine generated contents note: 1. Polarization and the Presidency
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. Harry S. Truman
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
5. John F. Kennedy
6. Lyndon B. Johnson
7. The Election of 1964
8. Richard Nixon
9. The Election of 1972
10. Jimmy Carter
11. Ronald Reagan
12. George H.W. Bush
13. Bill Clinton
14. George W. Bush
15. Barack Obama
16. What Next?