Debating Democracy: A Reader in American Politics - Softcover

Swanstrom, Todd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395697123 ISBN 13: 9780395697122

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div, 1996

Synopsis

ISBN: 0395697123

This reader offers two readings per chapter organized in a debate-style format, representing opposing viewpoints. The straightforward, thought-provoking presentation facilitates classroom discussion.

Chapter 4, Civil Society, contains essays by Robert Putnam, "Bowling Alone: The Collapse of American Community," and William A. Galston and Peter Levine, "America's Civic Condition: A Glance at the Evidence." Chapter 8, Public Opinion: The American People After September 11, includes two new essays: "Age of Conflict," by David Brooks and "Which America Will We Be Now?" by Bill Moyers. Chapter 10, Political Parties and Elections: What Was the 2000 Presidential Contest About? includes articles by David Brooks, "One Nation, Slightly Divisible," and Lani Gunier, "What We Must Overcome." Chapter 12, Local Democracy, contains essays for and against suburban sprawl and governance by Gregg Easterbrook and Todd Swanstrom. Chapter 14, The Presidency: How Much Difference Does the Individual Make? features new essays by Fred Greenstein, "Lessons from the Modern Presidency," and Stephen Skowronek, "The Changing Political Structures of Presidential Leadership." Chapter 18, U.S. Foreign Policy: What Should It Be After September 11? includes articles by Charles Krauthammer, "The Real New World Order," and Benjamin R. Barber, "On Terrorism and the New Democratic Realism."

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Miroff earned his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. He teaches and writes in the areas of the presidency, American political theory, and American political development. He is the author of PRAGMATIC ILLUSIONS: THE PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY; ICONS OF DEMOCRACY: AMERICAN LEADERS AS HEROES, ARISTOCRATS, DISSENTERS, AND DEMOCRATS; and THE LIBERALS' MOMENT: THE MCGOVERN INSURGENCY AND THE IDENTITY CRISIS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. He regularly teaches an introductory lecture course on American Government and has received a teaching excellence award from SUNY Albany, where he is currently a professor.

Review

The readings help create a context for lively classroom debate and discussion. -- Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395697123
• ISBN 13: 9780395697122
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 369