Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2003]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (305 p.)
Disciplina	973.931
Soggetto topico	National characteristics, American - Social aspects - United States Political culture - United States Citizenship - United States Social conflict - United States Cultural pluralism
Soggetto non controllato	american culture american life american society americans anthology christianity contemporary america cultural conflict cultural issues democracy ethnic pluralism immigration restrictions modern history national division national identity nonfiction party politics political correctness political life racial conflicts racial pluralism september 11 social inequality textbooks tribalism united states unity and division us constitution
ISBN	9786612359637 1-282-35963-0 0-520-93691-4 1-4175-2558-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Fractious Nation? -- Chapter 1. Getting a Fix on Fragmentation: "Breakdown" as Estimation Error, Rhetorical Strategy, and Organizational Accomplishment -- Chapter 2. The Fetish of Difference -- Chapter 3. Fragments or Ties? The Defense of Difference -- Chapter 4. The Myth of Culture War: The Disparity between Private Opinion and Public Politics -- Chapter 5. America's Jews: Highly Fragmented, Insufficiently Disputatious -- Chapter 6. Once Again, Strangers on Our Shores -- Chapter 7. Expelling Newcomers: The Eclipse of Constitutional Community -- Chapter 8. The United States in the World Community: The Limits of National Sovereignty -- Chapter 9. "Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?": Narrowing the Enduring Divisions of Race -- Chapter 10. The Ambivalence of Citizenship: African-American Intellectuals in Search of Community -- Chapter 11. Social Provision and Civic Community: Beyond Fragmentation -- Chapter 12. Stable Fragmentation in Multicultural America -- Chapter 13. The Moral Compassion of True Conservatism -- Chapter 14. Shaking Off the Past: Third Ways, Fourth Ways, and the Urgency of Politics -- Epilogue. Into the Unknown: Unity and Conflict after September 11, 2001 -- Contributors -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910449864303321

Autore	Benoit William L.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (249 p.)
Disciplina	324.7/30973
Soggetto topico	Advertising, Political - United States Television in politics - United States Political campaigns - United States Presidents - United States - Election
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4985-2535-0 0-7391-8899-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Preface; PART I. PRELIMINARIES; Chapter 1. Introduction: Political Television Spots; Chapter 2. Method: The Functional Approach to Political Advertising; PART II. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS; Chapter 3. In the Beginning: 1952, 1956; The Democrats Ascend: 1960, 1964; Chapter 4. Nixon's Return: 1968, 1972; After Watergate: 1976, 1980; Chapter 5. Republicans in Control: 1984, 1988; The End of the Millennium: 1992, 1996; Chapter 6. George W. Bush in the Oval Office: 2000, 2004; Barack Obama, African-American President: 2008, 2012; Chapter 7. Primary Campaigns: Who Shall Lead Us? Chapter 8. Political Television Spots from Third-Party Candidates: Another ChoicePART III. OTHER CAMPAIGNS; Chapter 9. Other Theories and Political Television Spots; Chapter 10. Nonpresidential and Non-U.S. Television Spots; PART IV. COMPARISONS; Chapter 11. Trends and Contrasts of Political Television Spots; Chapter 12. Development of Political Television Spots; Chapter 13. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Topics; Index of Authors; About the Author
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453813803321

Autore	Dillard Angela D. <1965->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, : New York University Press, c2001
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (267 p.)
Disciplina	305.8/00973
Collana	American history and culture
Soggetto topico	Minorities - Political activity - United States Conservatism - United States Cultural pluralism - United States Political culture - United States Group identity - Political aspects - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8147-4407-9 0-585-43478-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Preface. The Problem of Definition -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Malcolm X’s Words in Clarence Thomas’s Mouth -- Chapter 2. Toward a Politics of Assimilation -- Chapter 3. “I Write Myself, Therefore I Am” -- Chapter 4. Strange Bedfellows -- Conclusion. A Multicultural Right? Prospects and Pitfalls -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455693103321

Autore	Van Dyk Ted <1934->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2007
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (337 p.)
Disciplina	324/.4092 B
Soggetto topico	Political consultants - United States Political activists - United States Political culture - United States - History - 20th century Presidents - United States - Election - History - 20th century Political campaigns - United States - History - 20th century Journalists - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-295-98970-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Depression kids -- Caught up in the Cold War -- A new generation takes over -- Helping HHH -- The great society -- Vietnam and little else -- 1968 -- A near miss -- In transition -- Crusade and catastrophe -- Strange presidents, Nixon and Carter -- The counterrevolution proceeds -- Storm cleanup and new storm -- A new Jacksonian era, part one -- A new Jacksonian era, part two -- Escape from the capital -- A new century -- Not the same country -- Who will lead? -- The democratic message.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458184003321