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Autore |
Cohen Michael A. <1971-> |
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Titolo |
American Maelstrom : the 1968 election and politics of division / / Michael A. Cohen |
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Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-938212-3 |
0-19-977761-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (462 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pivotal Moments in American History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents - United States - Election - 1968 |
United States Politics and government 1963-1969 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of Division; Copyright ; Dedication ; Epigraphs; Contents; Editor's Note; Introduction ; Part I: Before ; 1 "A Lotta People . . . Ain't Gonna Put Up with It Much Longer" ; 2 Losing the "Middle Ground" ; Part II: The Democrats ; 3 "A Quiet, Witty Man of Gray Presence" ; 4 The (Un)happy Warrior |
5 "The Most Misunderstood Man in American Public Life" 6 Out Like a Lion ; 7 The Philosopher versus the Evangelist ; 8 The "Politics of Joy"? ; Part III: The Republicans ; 9 The New, New Nixon ; 10 "Watching a Duck Trying to Make Love to a Football" ; 11 The "Doer" and the "Rising Star of the West" |
Part IV: Wallace 12 "We're Tired of This Mess" ; Part V: A Tale of Two Conventions ; 13 A "Plastic Paradise" ; 14 "The Democrats Are Finished" ; Part VI: The General Election ; 15 "Overconfidence Is Not Our Thing" ; 16 The Final Storm ; Part VII: After ; 17 "They Have Just Elected a Papier-Mâché Man" ; 18 "It's Never Stopped Being 1968" |
Acknowledgments Notes ; Bibliographic Essay |
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