Richard A. Harris and Daniel J. Tichenor, editors.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (3 volumes (1467 pages)) :
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illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
CONTENTS NOTE
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v. 1. Foundations : liberalism, republicanism, and reform in American political thought -- Religion and American politics -- Cities, states, and American federalism -- The Congress -- The presidency -- The federal bureaucracy -- The courts -- v. 2. Political parties -- Elections -- Interest groups -- Social movements -- The media and public opinion -- The policy-making process -- Domestic policy -- Making foreign policy -- v. 3. The early republic -- The age of Jackson and the antebellum period -- The Civil War and Reconstruction -- The gilded age and the rise of populism -- The progressive era, World War I, and the 1920s -- The New Deal -- World War II and postwar America -- The 1960s -- The 1970s and the Reagan revolution -- Contemporary American politics
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Combines unique historical analysis, scholarly essays, and primary source documents to explore the evolution of ideas and institutions that have shaped American government and Americans' political behavior