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Debating Democracy: A Reader in American Politics
Debating Democracy A Reader in American Politics
Author: Todd Swanstrom
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. Galst...  more »
  • 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."
ISBN-13: 9780395697122
ISBN-10: 0395697123
Pages: 416
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
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