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Author : G. William Domhoff
Publisher : Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Campaign funds
ISBN : UCAL:B4379033
Author : Michael J. Webber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Campaign funds
ISBN : UCSC:32106015399915
Webber (chair, sociology, University of San Francisco) offers a fresh perspective on the New Deal, analyzing the role of various segments of society in party politics during the political change brought about by the Great Depression. He uses analysis of campaign contributions as a method of evaluating the 1936 presidential election. A considerable portion of this analysis rests on interpretive literature about the politics of the New Deal and specifically about the role of business in the construction of those politics. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Professor Department of Geography Michael Webber, Professor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0823220052
This study offers a fresh perspective on the New Deal. The author analyzses the role of various segments of society in party politics during the political change brought on by the Great Depression. The author focuses on interpretative literature about the politics of the New Deal.
Author : Michael J. Webber,Professor Department of Geography Michael Webber, Professor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0823220044
This study offers a fresh perspective on the New Deal. The author analyzses the role of various segments of society in party politics during the political change brought on by the Great Depression. The author focuses on interpretative literature about the politics of the New Deal.
Author : Michael Webber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 0823296288
In New Deal Fat Cats, Michael Webber offers a fresh perspective on the New Deal. The author analyzes the role of various segments of society in party politics during the political change brought on by the Great Depression. Webber uses analysis of campaign contribution as a major method of evaluating the 1936 presidential election. Today's readers may be surprised at the statistical breakdown of the group that reelected FDR. These groups ranged from southern Democrats and organized labor, to Catholics, Jews, and small businesses. A considerable portion of the author's analysis rests on interpretive literature about the politics of the New Deal and specifically about the role of business in the construction of those politics. The emphasis of this work is on the coalition of what seem to be disparate elements in society suggesting that large and monolithic power blocks are not necessarily the road to major political change in U.S. society. The reader will begin to sense the seemingly divisive pressures from different groups that made the New Deal not only a paradox, but an effective social reality.
Author : Lance Selfa
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781608460496
An assessment of the state of the Democratic Party in the new millennium, the betrayal of progressive ideals, and how real change can happen. The 2006 elections put the Democrats in the majority in both houses of Congress, yet those hoping for change were deeply disappointed. Likewise, the striking victory of Barack Obama and the Democrats in 2008 created a wave of optimism, but the promise would not be fulfilled. In this book, Lance Selfa looks at the Democrats in a broad historical perspective, showing that today’s betrayals stem from the Democratic Party’s role as one of the two parties serving the interests of the US establishment, not of the broader public or its “base” of women, African Americans, trade union members, and working and poor people. Many other books on the Democrats have seen the party’s recent history as a departure from its storied past as the “party of the people.” Selfa’s book is one of the few written for a popular audience to challenge this myth and to put today’s legitimacy crisis in the Democratic Party in a historical perspective, encouraging us to think beyond the next election cycle. “Worthy reading for anyone who is interested in social change.” —MediaMouse “With a new, duly-deserved chapter on the Obama Era, Lance Selfa’s The Democrats reveals the many ways in which the establishment Democratic Party has not just dashed progressive hopes over centuries but served as a distraction from the desperately needed business of making real change in this country. Writing dismal history like this is dirty work, but somebody’s got to do it and Selfa’s straight talk actually lifts ones spirits.”—Laura Flanders, host of The Laura Flanders Show
Author : Sean J. Savage
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813149226
What best defines a Democrat in the American political arena -- idealistic reformer or pragmatic politician? Harry Truman adopted both roles and in so doing defined the nature of his presidency. Truman and the Democratic Party is the first book to deal exclusively with the president's relationship with the Democratic party and his status as party leader. Sean J. Savage addresses Truman's twin roles of party regular and liberal reformer, examining the tension that arose from this duality and the consequences of that tension for Truman's political career. Truman saw the Democratic party change during his lifetime from a rural-dominated minority party often lacking a unifying agenda to an urban-dominated majority party with strong liberal policy objectives. A seasoned politician who valued party loyalty and recognized the value of political patronage, Truman was also attracted to a liberal ideology that threatened party unity by alienating southern Democrats. By the time he succeeded Franklin Roosevelt, the diversity of opinions and demands among party members led Truman to alternate between two personas: the reformer committed to liberal policy goal -- civil rights, national health insurance, federal aid to education -- and the party regular who sought greater harmony among fellow Democrats. Drawing on personal interview with former Truman administration members and party officials and on archival materials -- most notably papers of the Democratic National Committee at the Harry S. Truman Library -- Savage has produced a fresh perspective that is both shrewd and insightful. This book offers historians and political scientists a new way of looking at the Truman administration and its impact on key public policies.
Author : Sean J. Savage
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780791484685
2005 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party is a richly detailed, comprehensive, and provocative account of presidential party leadership in the turbulent 1960s. Using many primary sources, including resources from presidential libraries, state and national archival material, public opinion polls, and numerous interviews, Sean J. Savage reveals for the first time the influence of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson on the chairmanship, operations, structure, and finances of the Democratic National Committee. Savage further enriches his account with telephone conversations recently released from the Kennedy and Johnson presidential libraries, along with rare photos of JFK and LBJ.
Author : G. William Domhoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351476652
This volume presents a network of social power, indicating that theories inspired by C.Wright Mills are far more accurate views about power in America than those of Mills's opponents.Dr. Domhoff shows how and why coalitions within the power elite have involved themselves in such policy issues as the Social Security Act (1935) and the Employment Act (1946), and how the National Labor Relations Act (1935) could pass against the opposition of every major corporation. The book descri bes how experts worked closely with the power elite in shaping the plansfor a post-World War II world economic order, in good part realized during the past 30 years. Arguments are advanced that the fat cats who support the Democrats cannot be understood in terms of narrow self-interest, and that moderate conservatives dominated policy-making under Reagan.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Democratic Policy Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112012109093
Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1262 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116494212
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Author : Joseph Fried
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Party affiliation
ISBN : 9780875866048
Are Democrats more tolerant than Republicans? Are they more intelligent? Who spends more time at work and who spends more time watching TV? Why are Republicans happier? Who benefits more from Social Security? All of these questions, and many more, are answered in Democrats and Republicans - Rhetoric and Reality. It uses authoritative survey evidence and statistics to compare the conduct and achievements of the Democratic and Republican constituencies. Many of the findings are surprising. For example, Democrats and Republicans have different tendencies with regard to trust, self-esteem, "apparent intelligence," political knowledge, mental health, happiness, work hours, charity, and even body mass index. These general differences are quantifiable and statistically significant. The author principally relied on data from the General Social Survey and the American National Election Studies, rounded out by surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, the Gallup Organization, the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Harris Interactive, and other organizations. Although the book is aimed at the popular market, it has all of the supporting references and statistical significance of an academic work. Interspersed among the findings are quotations from pundits, politicians, philosophers, celebrities, fruitcakes, etc. Although some of this rhetoric is strident, the book's overall tone is objective - a refreshing alternative to the bombastic polemics we often see in modern political works. The last chapter comprises several constructive lessons that can be learned from the various Democratic-Republican comparisons. This is the most comprehensive and authoritative book written about the constituencies of our two major political parties. It should be in the personal library of anyone who is interested in American politics
Author : Rhonda F. Levine
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317260400
Since the 1960s, radical sociology has had far more influence on mainstream sociology than many observers imagine. This book pairs seminal articles with new reflective essays written by the founders of progressive sociology, including Fred Block, Edna Bonacich, Samuel Bowles, Herbert Gintis, Val Burris, G. William Domhoff, Richard Flacks, Harvey Molotch, Goran Therborn, and Erik Olin Wright. The book highlights the wider impact of radical sociology and shows how the work of these and other writers has continued to influence sociology's continuing interest in capitalism, class, race, gender, power, and progressive social change. It also describes future directions for a critical sociology relevant to a multicultural and global world.
Author : Wayne Thorburn
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781477322512
On July 4, 1867, a group of men assembled in Houston to establish the Republican Party of Texas. Combatting entrenched statewide support for the Democratic Party and their own internal divisions, Republicans struggled to gain a foothold in the Lone Star State, which had sided with the Confederacy and aligned with the Democratic platform. In The Republican Party of Texas, Wayne Thorburn, former executive director of the Texas GOP, chronicles over one hundred and fifty years of the defeats and victories of the party that became the dominant political force in Texas in the modern era. Thorburn documents the organizational structure of the Texas GOP, drawing attention to prominent names, such as Harry Wurzbach and George W. Bush, alongside lesser-known community leaders who bolstered local support. The 1960s and 1970s proved a watershed era for Texas Republicans as they shored up ideological divides and elected the first Republican governor and more state senators and congressional representatives than ever before. From decisions about candidates and shifting allegiances and political stances, to race-based divisions and strategic cooperation with leaders in the Democratic Party, Thorburn unearths the development of the GOP in Texas to understand the unique Texan conservatism that prevails today.
Author : Robert Locander,Richard Shaw,Kevin Bailey
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798986407814
You may think you know Texas, but which one? Texas is a land shrouded in myths, and so is its politics. The Real World of Texas Politics pulls back the veil on those myths and reveals the secrets the elites don’t want you to know. It lays bare the dual worlds of the Lone Star State: the one for the elites, and the one for the masses. Inspired by the works of political scientist James Lamare, the authors argue that the privileged few have used their superior resources to dominate all aspects of the Texas political system, from voting and elections to government institutions and policymaking. This dominance by the elites has resulted in a subsistence life and limited future for millions of people living in twenty-first century Texas. The authors are insiders — Locander a political scientist, Shaw a union leader, and Bailey a state representative — with a combined ten-decade involvement in Texas politics and government. But they’re also outsiders, holding views that don’t align with the people in power. Rather than placate, they seek to scrutinize with a skeptical eye the most pressing issues facing one of America’s most important and most populous states. They lay bare the crass influence of money and power and provide a roadmap for what Texas can do to get state government working for average Texans. The Real World of Texas Politics challenges the economic and political status quo. It peels back the myths to expose how the state’s leaders, both Democrats and Republicans, have forsaken the masses to cater to the rich and powerful. Reversing this trend takes knowledge, and this book offers a hefty dose by taking a hard look at how politics and power really work in the Lone Star State.