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The Politicians and the Egalitarians

The Hidden History of American Politics

Sean Wilentz author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:WW Norton & Co

Published:12th May '17

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Sean Wilentz presents two key insights that reveal a much-needed vision of American political history. Firstly, partisanship has almost always been a feature of American history and has made possible its greatest social reforms. Secondly, the recent attention to economic inequality has a long history. From the founders’ generation to the present, America’s egalitarian tradition has appeared and reappeared like an underground river.

"Wilentz sets forth a provocative idea that may provide vital perspective to the politics of this very year." -- The Boston Globe
"A shrewd and engaging assessment of the variable American tradition of egalitarianism... scrupulously detailed, elegantly written, incisively argued, and effectively combative." -- Philip Roth

ISBN: 9780393354133

Dimensions: 208mm x 140mm x 28mm

Weight: 307g

400 pages