The Liberals' Moment
The McGovern Insurgency and the Identity Crisis of the Democratic Party
Will be published approx. on 30. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
374 pages
978-0-7006-1650-3 (ISBN)
Description
When George McGovern lost the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon's landslide victory buried more than an insurgent campaign. By tracing the transformation of American liberalism and sixties idealism from their political crash in 1972 to muddled centrism of twenty-first century, this book shows what the McGovern insurgency has to teach us.
Reviews / Votes
"An outstanding contribution to the literature on post-world War II political culture. A compelling narrative filled with wonderful anecdotes and profound analysis, the book is a true page turner that captures the passing of one era and the beginning of another." - Journal of American History "A deeply perceptive and stunningly fresh narrative of a major turning point in U.S. political history." - Michael Kazin, author of A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan "A wonderful book." - George Will in Newsweek "Miroff has unpacked this one crucial moment in a wide-ranging, fair-minded, and scholarly book." - Rick Perlstein in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas "An excellent investigation of the election and its legacy." - ForeWord "Wise and informative." - New York Times"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Kansas
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
21 photos
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7006-1650-3 (9780700616503)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Bruce Miroff is professor of political science and Collins Fellow at the State University of New York at Albany. He is the author of Icons of Democracy: American Leaders as Heroes, Aristocrats, Dissenters, and Democrats (also from Kansas) and the coauthor of The Democratic Debate: An Introduction to American Politics, now in its fourth edition.