Contributions

  • Craig, Stephen C. - Contributor

Publication

1996 - Westview Press, Boulder, Colo, Colorado

Language

English

Word Count

84,000 words, Guess

Page Count

336 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number95018230
  • LibraryThing9792201
  • Goodreads2464464

Classifications

  • DDC306.2/0973/09049
  • LCCJK1764 .B76 1996

Description

Broken Contract? describes the elements of voter disaffection, party decline, mass mediation, social conflict, and government by referendum so prevalent in the politics of the 1990s. Original essays by leading scholars provide a unique perspective on what is happening today, how we arrived at this point, and what the future may hold if present trends continue. Highlights include innovative insights into the politics of disillusion along race, class, and gender lines; the "Perot people" of '92, where they went in '94 and will go in '96; and "talk-show democracy," from Larry King to Rush Limbaugh and the power of televangelism. This volume demonstrates that the Contract with America is neither the first nor the last bargain to be struck with the American public in an effort to mend its broken trust.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Transforming American politics

Other Editions

  • Broken contract?: changing relationships between Americans and their governmentWestview Press1996-01-01

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