For those of us who still hold strong feelings about the election cohen manages to avoid very much in the way of partisanship so that the story and its aftermath comes through. Review of american maelstrom.
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American Maelstrom The 1968 Election And The Politics Of Division Mobi. Cohens recent book american maelstrom. By placing 1968 in the broader politics of the late 20th century cohen provides a significant contribution to modern political history. In his presidential inaugural address of january 1965 lyndon b.
Cohen in american maelstrom the 1968 presidential election and the politics of division is not just providing a rich narrative of the 1968 presidential election but rather how american politics got to be the polarized and often dis functional mess that it is today. Cohen argues that 1968 bequeathed an ideological turn wherein antigovernment and antielite populism gave conservatives the political momentum for a generation p. Johnson offered an uplifting vision for america.
In this sweeping and immersive. American maelstrom by michael a. The particulars of american maelstrom are compelling but the works thesis is utterly conventional.
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Cohen pivotal moments in world history. American maelstrom the 1968 election and the politics of division michael a. Johnson offered an uplifting vision for america.
Cohen delegates and security officers square off at the democratic national convention in. The 1968 election and the politics of division tells the story of perhaps the most disastrous campaign press conference in modern american history a story that will likely sound very familiar to those who have followed this years wacky and seemingly unending. Cohen captures the full drama of this watershed election establishing 1968 as the hinge between the decline of political liberalism the ascendancy of conservative populism and the rise of anti governmental attitudes that continue to dominate the nations political discourse.
Cohen does a great job of presenting the 1968 election in the larger context of what that historical moment means to american history. Free shipping on qualifying offers. The 1968 election and the politics of division by michael a.
In american maelstrom michael a. It did not do so well in its announced premise namely to relate that election to subsequent politics and elections. It was worthwhile insofar as it described the political events of 1968.
In his presidential inaugural address of january 1965 lyndon b. This adapted excerpt from michael a.
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