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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789736603321

Autore

Zelizer Julian E

Titolo

Governing America [[electronic resource] ] : the Revival of political history / / Julian E. Zelizer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-37968-6

9786613379689

1-4008-4189-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Disciplina

306.20973

Soggetti

Political culture - United States - History

United States Politics and government

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

pt. 1. Thinking about the field -- pt. 2. Paying for government : taxes, money, and fiscal restraint -- pt. 3. The rules of the game : the politics of process -- pt. 4. Politics and policy : the case of national security.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, the study of American political history has experienced a remarkable renaissance. After decades during which the subject fell out of fashion and disappeared from public view, it has returned to prominence as the study of American history has shifted its focus back to politics broadly defined. In this book, one of the leaders of the resurgence in American political history, Julian Zelizer, assesses its revival and demonstrates how this work not only illuminates the past but also helps us better understand American politics today.  Governing America addresses...