The Dynamics Of American Politics

This book offers an assessment of the major theoretical approaches to the study of American politics. The book's 17 original essays focus particularly on the contributions that competing macro- and micro- analytic approaches make to our understanding of political change in America. It provides an overview of patterns of constancy and change in American political history. There are comparative discussions of theoretical traditions in American political change and the book concludes with four essays proposing new and integrated interpretations of American politics.