An American quarter century : US politics from Vietnam to Clinton
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An American quarter century : US politics from Vietnam to Clinton
Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
In this series of essays, leading American and British political scientists describe and analyze an era of dramatic change for American policy agendas and political arenas. The essays cover the social trends facing American governments since 1970, the environmental agenda, the problem of the national debt, America's apparent Cold War victory, and the subsequent challenges of exerting influence in a disordered, multipolar world. They then assess the impact of feminism, the endurance of the race and poverty issues and the rise of the media. Finally they cover the development of a campaign finance free-for-all, the conservative transformation of the policy agenda, and the emergence of gridlock in presidential/congressional relations. This collection tackles trends from Woodstock, Watergate and the failure of Richard Nixon, to the Gulf War and the shaky presidency of Bill Clinton. Contributors include: Michael E. Bradley; Philip John Davies; Richard Davis; Georgia Duerst-Lahti; Thomas Mans; F. Dale Parent and Wayne Parent; Wyn Rees; David Ryan; David Sadler; John Schwarz; Fredric A. Waldstein; John K. White and John Kromkowski.
Table of Contents
- The end of the American century - the shape of the closing quarter, Philip John Davies. Part 1 Policy agendas reconstructed: America's silent revolution - social policy in the United States, John Schwarz
- the environmental agenda and the EPA, Fredric A. Waldstein
- the inexorable rise of the national debt, Michael E. Bradley
- transforming the East-West relationship, G. Wyn Rees and David Sadler
- asserting US power, David Ryan. Part 2 Political arenas redefined: enter women - modest change in US politics, Georgia Duerst-Lahti
- benign neglect - the realpolitic of race and ethnicity, F. Dale Parent and Wayne Parent
- media - becoming an autonomous force, Richard Davis
- campaign spending and public mistrust - the limited impact of reform, Philip John Davies
- the transformation of the policy landscape, John Kenneth White and John A. Kromkowski
- leadership - the presidency and congress, Thomas Mans.
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