Envisioning America and the American Self: Republican and Democratic Party Platforms, 1840-2016

by Scott Appelrouth

Book Overview

This book explores the Democratic and Republican Party platforms from 1840 to 2016. As the only official, institutionally sanctioned document espousing the parties' views on the state of the nation, the platforms present to the party faithful a diagnosis of what ails the country and the promise of possessing the necessary cure. In doing so, they offer more than a listing of specific issues in need of redress through legislative action, and moreover...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138092045
• ISBN13: 9781138092044
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 9.0"