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Why Americans Hate Politics
E.J. Dionne
出版Simon and Schuster, 2004-06
主題History / United States / 20th CenturyPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracyPolitical Science / Political Process / Campaigns & ElectionsPolitical Science / Political Process / GeneralPolitical Science / American Government / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & LiberalismSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN07432657349780743265737
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=pQMAsT7HlEsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings up to date his influential proposals for a politics that can and must find a balance between rights and obligations, between responsibility and compassion.

All over the United States, Americans are deserting the political process. Why?

In this national bestseller, one of our shrewdest political observers traces thirty years of volatile political history and finds that on point after point, liberals and conservatives are framing issues as a series of "false choices, " making it impossible for politicians to solve problems, and alienating voters in the process.

Now with a new afterword discussing the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings and the 1992 presidential election, Dionne explores what has gone wrong with the American system and offers a back-to-basics approach to politics designed to respond to the anger of America's restive majority.

From the New, Updated Introduction:
"At the heart of Why Americans Hate Politics is the view that ideas shape politics far more than most accounts of public life usually allow. I believe ideas matter not only to elites and intellectuals, but also to rank and file voters. Indeed, I often think that the rank and file see the importance of ideas more clearly than the elites, who often find themselves surprised by the rise of the movements that arise from the bottom up and shape our politics."