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Author:

Schoen, Douglas E., 1953-

Title:

Hopelessly divided : the new crisis in American politics and what it means for 2012 and beyond / Douglas E. Schoen.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

vi, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Political parties--United States--History--21st century.
Divided government--United States--History--21st century.
Two-party systems--United States.
Right and left (Political science)--United States--History--21st century.
Populism--United States--History--21st century.
United States--Politics and government--2009-
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- America on the brink -- The mainstream/political class divide -- The divide: a data portrait -- The great divide and the populist upsurge -- Left populism: principles and resurgence -- Hopes dashed: Obama and the left -- Right-wing populism: principles and resurgence -- George W. Bush and the right-wing implosion -- Independent voters: angry, volatile, and growing -- The power of money -- The K Street effect: how lobbyists have saturated public policy -- Redistricting, race, and the political class -- Conclusion: reform or fail.

ISBN:

1442215232 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781442215238 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2011047878

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

ZYPE837 -- Harlan Community Library (Harlan)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)