Democracy under fire : Donald Trump and the breaking of American history /
"How did democracy become so vulnerable in America? Donald Trump is a shrill warning of the political system's fragility, but he alone is not the problem. The vulnerability is broader and deeper — and looms still. Even before Trump ran for president, his disdain for the rules and norms of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2022.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "How did democracy become so vulnerable in America? Donald Trump is a shrill warning of the political system's fragility, but he alone is not the problem. The vulnerability is broader and deeper — and looms still. Even before Trump ran for president, his disdain for the rules and norms of democracy and the US Constitution was well-known by many prominent Republicans who were unable to stop his nomination. Trump's presidency is the culmination of a series of political decisions since the late 18th century that ceded party nominations to small cliques of ideologues"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 270 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190877262 019087726X 9780190877255 0190877251 9780197618295 0197618294 |