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Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America
James E. Campbell
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Description for Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Many continue to believe that the United States is a nation of political moderates. In fact, it is a nation divided. It has been so for some time and has grown more so. This book provides a new and historically grounded perspective on the polarization of America, systematically documenting how and why it happened. Polarized presents commonsense benchmarks to measure polarization, draws data from a wide range of historical sources, and carefully assesses the quality of the evidence. Through an innovative and insightful use of circumstantial evidence, it provides a much-needed reality check to claims about polarization. This rigorous ... Read more
Many continue to believe that the United States is a nation of political moderates. In fact, it is a nation divided. It has been so for some time and has grown more so. This book provides a new and historically grounded perspective on the polarization of America, systematically documenting how and why it happened. Polarized presents commonsense benchmarks to measure polarization, draws data from a wide range of historical sources, and carefully assesses the quality of the evidence. Through an innovative and insightful use of circumstantial evidence, it provides a much-needed reality check to claims about polarization. This rigorous ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
614g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691172163
SKU
V9780691172163
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About James E. Campbell
James E. Campbell is UB Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. His books include The American Campaign: U.S. Presidential Campaigns and the National Vote and The Presidential Pulse of Congressional Elections.
Reviews for Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 An excellent book on this contested and ... polarizing ... topic.
Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution Campbell has written a well-researched, highly provocative volume on American political polarization, which challenges a great deal of conventional wisdom on the subject.
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Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution Campbell has written a well-researched, highly provocative volume on American political polarization, which challenges a great deal of conventional wisdom on the subject.
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