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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462763203321

Autore

Selfa Lance

Titolo

The Democrats [[electronic resource] ] : a critical history / / Lance Selfa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : Haymarket Books, c2008

ISBN

1-60846-049-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

324.2736

Soggetti

Political parties - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: What Happened to the New Era?; Chapter One: "History's Second-Most Enthusiastic Capitalist Party"; Chapter Two: The Party of Slavery Becomes the "Party of the People"; Chapter Three: The Rise of the New Democrats; Chapter Four: From "Hope" to Hopeless: The Democrats in the Obama Era; Chapter Five: Social Movements and the "Party of the People"; Chapter Six: Defenders of the Empire; Chapter Seven: Can the Left Take Over the Democratic Party?; Chapter Eight: Why Is There No Alternative?; Conclusion: Is the Lesser Evil Good Enough?

Appendix: Who's Going to Be the Lesser Evil in '68?Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An unblinking look at the Democrats that shows why they continue to disappoint so many supporters.