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A Culture Divided: America's Struggle for Unity
Contributor(s): Trend, David (Author)

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 ISBN: 1594517452     ISBN-13: 9781594517457
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $228.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - General
- Political Science | Political Process - General
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 306.209
LCCN: 2009025504
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.70 lbs) 176 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 140
 
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Publisher Description:
Politicians and pundits make a great deal of the imperative for Americans to put aside political differences and "unite" as a nation. Calls for change and fresh approaches to politics beckon citizens to move beyond partisanship and special interests in a new spirit of togetherness. But how realistic is this desire? Isn't the very nature of democracy a process of taking sides? How unified has America been in its past? A casual look at U.S. history reveals a country riven with discord and disagreement. From fights between American revolutionaries and loyalists to the British Crown, to the bloody differences that caused the Civil War, to controversies over the Vietnam and Iraq Wars, Americans have always argued over important matters of state. A Culture Divided argues that such disagreements have not been evidence of a weakening country or the "fraying of America." Rather, argument and disagreement are precisely the opposite. They are the very essence of a healthy democracy. Grounded in historical and contemporary research, A Culture Divided explores the history of political argument in the United States and asserts that democracy is alive and well in the current disputes in American culture.
 
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