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American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony
Samuel P. Huntington
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Description for American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 tables, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
This stunningly persuasive book examines the persistent, radical gap between the promise of American ideals and the performance of American politics. Samuel P. Huntington shows how Americans, throughout their history as a nation, have been united by the democratic creed of liberty, equality, and hostility to authority. At the same time he reveals how, inevitably, these ideals have been perennially frustrated through the institutions and hierarchies required to carry on the essential functions of governing a democratic society. From this antagonism between the ideals of democracy and the realities of power have risen four great political upheavals ... Read more
This stunningly persuasive book examines the persistent, radical gap between the promise of American ideals and the performance of American politics. Samuel P. Huntington shows how Americans, throughout their history as a nation, have been united by the democratic creed of liberty, equality, and hostility to authority. At the same time he reveals how, inevitably, these ideals have been perennially frustrated through the institutions and hierarchies required to carry on the essential functions of governing a democratic society. From this antagonism between the ideals of democracy and the realities of power have risen four great political upheavals ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Condition
New
Weight
458g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674030213
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V9780674030213
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About Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington was Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University and the author of Political Order in Changing Societies.
Reviews for American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony
Professor Huntington has brilliantly set forth the persisting conflict between American ideals and American institutions which can energize our society or paralyze it, depending on whether it is understood for what it is. A liberating insight; a brilliant book.
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan Samuel Huntington is not only a preeminent scholar of modern governing institutions and their underlying ideas, democratic and ... Read more
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan Samuel Huntington is not only a preeminent scholar of modern governing institutions and their underlying ideas, democratic and ... Read more