Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 474 g
Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 474 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-73752-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
All the Way with LBJ mines an extraordinarily rich but underutilized source - the full range of LBJ tapes - to analyze the 1964 presidential campaign and the political culture of the mid-1960s. The president achieved a smashing victory over a divided Republican Party, which initially considered Henry Cabot Lodge II, then US ambassador to South Vietnam, before nominating Barry Goldwater, who used many of the themes that later worked for Republicans - a Southern strategy, portraying the Democrats as soft on defence, raising issues such as crime and personal ethics. Johnson countered with what he called a 'frontlash' strategy, appealing to moderate and liberal GOP suburbanites, but he failed to create a new, permanent Democratic majority for the post-civil rights era. The work's themes - the impact of race on the political process, the question of politicians' personal and political ethics, and the tensions between politics and public policy - continue to resonate.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Establishing an image; 2. The rise and fall of Henry Cabot Lodge; 3. The politics of backlash; 4. The Atlantic City convention; 5. The politics of frontlash; 6. Beyond 1936.
