| Description |
1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Demagogues in American Politics -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Demagogues in American Politics -- 2. Demagoguery in the Founding Perspective -- 3. Shays' Rebellion and the Collapse of Discourse -- 4. Constitutional Design -- 5. Demagoguery in Office -- 6. Demagogues on the Supreme Court -- 7. Demagogues in Congress -- 8. Demagogues in the Presidency -- 9. An American Pathology -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
In Demagogues in American Politics, Charles U. Zug offers a historical analysis of the role of demagoguery in the American political system. Challenging the conventional wisdom, he argues that demagoguery is not an inherently bad form of leadership. Through case studies drawn from the presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court, this book argues that demagogic leadership can be deployed by public officials to advance the aspirations of constitutional democracy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed September 26, 2023) |
| Subject |
Political oratory -- United States
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Populism -- United States -- History
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Populism
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Politics and government
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Political oratory
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- History
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0197651968 |
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9780197651988 |
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0197651984 |
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9780197651964 |
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