American Democracy in Peril: Eight Challenges to America's Future
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Book Overview
In this Eighth Edition of American Democracy in Peril, author William E. Hudson provides a perceptive analysis of the challenges our democracy faces in the current era: economic crisis, partisan gridlock, rising economic inequality, and continued military conflict in the Middle East and elsewhere. By introducing the history of democratic theory in terms of four "models" of democracy, he provides readers with a set of criteria against which to evaluate the challenges discussed later. This provocative book offers a structured, yet critical examination of the American political system, designed to stimulate students to consider how the facts they learn about American politics relate to democratic ideals.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1483368580
ISBN13:9781483368580
Release Date:March 2016
Publisher:CQ Press
Length:424 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Provocative and Insightful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book does a great job at exposing some of the serious structural problems that threaten the future of democracy in the U.S. I highly recommend it for students and scholars of the American political system.
Well thought out and persuasive
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I am a college student at Temple University and I had to read this book for my political science class. I thought this book was very well thought out and persuasive. In the book, Hudson explains eight reasons why America falls short of being a true democracy. I learned very much from this book and I suggest it to somebody who wants to learn about the United States' democratic system and how it could work better!
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