The Promise of Party in a Polarized Age

by Russell Muirhead

Book Overview

At the root of America's broken politics is hyperbolic partisanship. It distorts perceptions, inflames disagreements, and poisons the democratic process. Citizens pine for a time when liberals and conservatives compromised with one another--or they yearn for a post-partisan future when the common good trumps ideology and self-interest. Russell Muirhead argues that better partisanship, not less partisanship, is the solution to America's political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674046838
• ISBN13: 9780674046832
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.8"