American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony

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WINNER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS-AWARD Iiy^HE SOCIAL SCIENCE, 1982
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¦ This persuasive book examines the persistent, radical gap between the promise of the American ideals of liberty; equahty, an^hostility to authority and the performance of American politics. It is an explanation of how government really works, anj^it suggests a new theory . ¦ about the rise of reform movements I ? T
"An illuminating book, ambitious in range and ingenious in analysis . . . Filled with imaginative jnsights."
. : —New YorkTimes Book Review
A "brilliant book . . . [Huntington addresses] contemporary con- I:. cei'ns with a masterly command of t^ory and history which will, v ' ensure his book an enduring place'as a work of scholarship." -"; -
—The New Republic '
"An exceptional book, combining political theory with American his- J tory and contemporary policy analysis in a fashion that will challenge and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

WINNER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS-AWARD Iiy^HE SOCIAL SCIENCE, 1982
American X OilvlCS Fiöiiiisc of DiäiiäiiiiGny Caiiiucl r. ir iitirr' on
¦ This persuasive book examines the persistent, radical gap between the promise of the American ideals of liberty; equahty, an^hostility to authority and the performance of American politics. It is an explanation of how government really works, anj^it suggests a new theory . ¦ about the rise of reform movements I ? T
"An illuminating book, ambitious in range and ingenious in analysis . . . Filled with imaginative jnsights."
. : —New YorkTimes Book Review
A "brilliant book . . . [Huntington addresses] contemporary con- I:. cei'ns with a masterly command of t^ory and history which will, v ' ensure his book an enduring place'as a work of scholarship." -"; -
—The New Republic '
"An exceptional book, combining political theory with American his- J tory and contemporary policy analysis in a fashion that will challenge and inform any reader interested in the American experience."
- : : \ — Boston Globe .
"[Huntington] squarely confronts the problem of legitimating American power at homeland ^bioad and argues persuasively for his exceptionalist political vision. Few have the courage—fewer the talent—to pose and systematically answer the critical questions that : Huntington raises." ^ — American Political Science Review
"This controversial book will change the way we think ?bout : American political and social behavior." Seymour Martin Lipset
Samuel P. Huntington is Clarence Dillon Professor of Int^national ^ Affairs, Harvard University. : . Vissza