America's Political Class Under Fire

America's Political Class Under Fire
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 354
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781135398354
ISBN-13 : 1135398356
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Book Synopsis America's Political Class Under Fire by : David A. Horowitz

Download or read book America's Political Class Under Fire written by David A. Horowitz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the clash between what has been called the modern and undeveloped worlds has led to America's military involvement in the Middle East and other places, few people realize the tension between the modern and the traditional within the United States. Beginning in the 1920's, professional intellectuals and academics began influencing the nation's public policy on matters as diverse as education, economics, and public health. In this thoughtful work, David A. Horowitz analyzes the tension between the so-called New Class of knowledge professionals and their critics, who accused them of being out of touch with the common sense of everyday people, strangers to the American Way, even Communists. America's Political Class Under Fire is organized over nine periods of 20th-century history, providing a window into everything from the Scopes evolution trial and McCarthyism to affirmative action and the Clinton health care fiasco. Along the way, the book explores the New Left, populist conservatism, and the mid-90's reaction to political liberalism, which saw Newt Gingrich rise to the top post in the House of Representatives. In telling these stories, Horowitz seeks to encourage a more balanced and fair-minded assessment of the consequences of expertise and applied intellect to democratic existence in the United States.


America's Political Class Under Fire Related Books

America's Political Class Under Fire
Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: David A. Horowitz
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-02 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

While the clash between what has been called the modern and undeveloped worlds has led to America's military involvement in the Middle East and other places, fe
Science under Fire
Language: en
Pages: 369
Authors: Andrew Jewett
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-06-09 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Americans have long been suspicious of experts and elites. This new history explains why so many have believed that science has the power to corrupt American cu
Class Attitudes in America
Language: en
Pages: 251
Authors: Spencer Piston
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-04-19 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Sympathy for the poor and resentment of the rich are widespread, and they influence Americans' political preferences.
The Age of Acrimony
Language: en
Pages: 403
Authors: Jon Grinspan
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-27 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A penetrating, character-filled history “in the manner of David McCullough” (WSJ), revealing the deep roots of our tormented present-day politics. Democracy
The Concise Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History
Language: en
Pages: 657
Authors: Michael Kazin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-08-08 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An essential guide to U.S. politics, from the founding to today With 150 accessible articles written by more than 130 leading experts, this essential reference