The Republican Party and American Politics from Hoover to Reagan

During a long period of the twentieth century, stretching from the Great Depression until the Reagan years, defeat generally characterized the electoral record of the Republican party. Although Republicans sometimes secured victory in presidential contests, a majority of Americans identified with th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mason, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2012
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. "From old Home Melodies to Jazz Music": 1928-1933
  • 2. "As Maine Goes, So Goes Vermont": 1933-1939
  • 3. "The Simple Barefoot Wall Street Lawyer": 1939-1945
  • 4. "Liberty Versus Socialism": 1945-1953
  • 5. "Modern Republicanism": 1953-1961
  • 6. "A Choice, Not An Echo": 1960-1968
  • 7. "There's a Realignment Going On": 1968-1976
  • 8. "You Are Witnessing the Great Realignment": 1977-1989
  • Conclusion