American maelstrom
Subtitle: the 1968 election and the politics of division
By: Michael A. Cohen
Series: Pivotal moments in American history; Pivotal moments in American history
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9780199777563; 9780190878030
Subjects: Politics and government; Presidents; Election
Description: pages cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Before; title: Backlash; title: Losing the middle ground; title: Part II. The Democrats; title: A quiet, witty man of grey presence; title: The (un)happy warrior; title: The most misunderstood man in American politics; title: Out like a lion; title: The evangelist vs. The philosopher; title: The politics of joy?; title: Part III. The Republicans; title: The cipher; title: The short-lived George Romney boomlet; title: The "doer" and the "rising star of the west"; title: Part IV. Wallace; title: The demagogue; title: Part V. A tale of two conventions; title: A plastic paradise; title: A city that works; title: Part VI. The general election; title: What goes up must come down; what goes down must come up; title: The final storm; title: Part VII. After; title: Post-mortem; title: The legacy of 1968.