Moderates: The Vital Center of American Politics, from the Founding to Today

by David S. Brown

Book Overview

The fierce polarization of contemporary politics has encouraged Americans to read back into their nation's past a perpetual ideological struggle between liberals and conservatives. However, in this timely book, David S. Brown advances an original interpretation that stresses the critical role of moderate statesmen, ideas, and alliances in making our political system work. Beginning with John Adams and including such key figures as Abraham Lincoln,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469629232
• ISBN13: 9781469629230
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"