The Politicians and the Egalitarians: The Hidden History of American Politics
Sean Wilentz, 2018, W.W. Norton, 9780393285024, 364 pages with index, hardcover.
New.
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.
Sean Wilentz, 2018, W.W. Norton, 9780393285024, 364 pages with index, hardcover.
New.
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.
Sean Wilentz, 2018, W.W. Norton, 9780393285024, 364 pages with index, hardcover.
New.
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.