Rivalry and Reform: Presidents, Social Movements, and the Transformation of American Politics

by Sidney M. Milkis and Daniel J. Tichenor

Book Overview

Few relationships have proved more pivotal in changing the course of American politics than those between presidents and social movements. For all their differences, both presidents and social movements are driven by a desire to recast the political system, often pursuing rival agendas that set them on a collision course. Even when their interests converge, these two actors often compete to control the timing and conditions of political change. During...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022656939X
• ISBN13: 9780226569390
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"