Recalibrating reform : the limits of political change /
This book deals with the conservative aftermath of several eras of reform in American history by pointing to the phenomenon of "recalibration". It demonstrates the difficulty of achieving substantive political change in American politics; elements of the old political order always somehow...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Cambridge historical studies in American law and society.
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| Summary: | This book deals with the conservative aftermath of several eras of reform in American history by pointing to the phenomenon of "recalibration". It demonstrates the difficulty of achieving substantive political change in American politics; elements of the old political order always somehow find ways to survive and reassert themselves after reform has occurred. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 343 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-337) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107057531 (hardback) 1107057531 (hardback) 9781107667389 (paperback) 1107667380 (paperback) |