1. Introduction / Mara Oliva and Mark Shanahan -- Part I. A Historical Perspective : 2. Outsider Presidents: Comparing Trump and Eisenhower / Mark Shanahan -- 3. Style and Substance: Trump in the Context of Camelot / Mark White -- 4. Make America Great Again: Ronal Reagan and Donald Trump / Iwan Morgan -- Part II. Winning at Home : 5. Pushing Back the Obama Legacy: Trump's First Year and the Alt-Right--Evangelical--Catholic Coalition / Lee Marsden -- 6. Racial Policy Under Trump / Richard Johnson -- 7. Bad Hombres: The Trump Administration, Mexican Immigration and the Border Wall / Kevern Verney -- 8. Grab 'Em by the Legacy: Rolling Back the Years with President Trump / Clodagh Harrington -- 9. Trumpism, Conservatism and Social Policy / ALex Waddan -- Part III. Winning Away : 10. "Stability Not Chaos"? Donald Trump and the World--An Early Assessment -- Maria Ryan -- 11. Trump and China: Much Ado About Nothing / Mara Oliva -- 12. Conclusion / Mark Shanahan and Mara Oliva -- Index.
Summary:
This edited collection delves into the key aspects of the Trump campaign promises around immigration, trade, social and foreign policy, and unpicks how the first year of the presidency has played out in delivering them. It charts his first year from both historical and contemporary political standpoints, and in the context of comparative pieces stacking Trump's performance against Gold-standard presidents such as Reagan, Kennedy and the last 'outsider', Eisenhower. Focusing in on a number of key elements of the presidency in depth, it offers a unique perspective on a presidency like no other, drawing on the overriding themes of populism, nativist nationalism and the battle for disengagement from the neoliberal power generation--back cover.
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