The Democrats
Subtitle: a critical history
By: Lance Selfa
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781608461929
Subjects: Democratic Party (U.S.); History
Description: "This revised and updated editions of 'The Democrats: a critical history' brings the analysis up to the eve of the 2012 presidential election season. Not only is the text revised in light of developments since 2008-- most importantly, the financial and economic crisis that emerged full-blown during the 2008 presidential campaign-- but it offers an unsparing look at the Obama administration's domestic and foreign policies. The book explains why Obama and the Democrats dashed progressives' hopes in 2006 and 2008" -- p. [4] of cover.
Notes: Previous ed.: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: What happened to the new era? --; title: "History's second-most enthusiastic capitalist party" --; title: The party of slavery becomes the "Party of the people" --; title: The rise of the new Democrats --; title: From "Hope" to hopeless: the Democrats in the Obama era --; title: Social movements and the "Party of the people" --; title: Defenders of the empire --; title: Can the left take over the Democratic Party? --; title: Why is there no alternative? --; title: Is the lesser evil good enough? --; title: Hal Draper: Who's going to be the lesser evil in '68?