9781107007048-1107007046-The Republican Party and American Politics from Hoover to Reagan

The Republican Party and American Politics from Hoover to Reagan

ISBN-13: 9781107007048
ISBN-10: 1107007046
Edition: 1
Author: Robert Mason
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 320 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781107007048
ISBN-10: 1107007046
Edition: 1
Author: Robert Mason
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 320 pages

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The Republican Party and American Politics from Hoover to Reagan (ISBN-13: 9781107007048 and ISBN-10: 1107007046), written by authors Robert Mason, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2011. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other United States History (Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Republican Party and American Politics from Hoover to Reagan (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used United States History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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 the Democratic party, not the GOP. This book investigates how Republicans tackled the problem of their party's minority status and why their efforts to boost GOP fortunes usually ended in failure. At the heart of the Republicans' minority puzzle was the profound and persistent popularity of New Deal liberalism. This puzzle was stubbornly resistant to solution. Efforts to develop a Republican version of government activism met little success. The same was true of conservative strategies that stressed a more fundamental rejection of the Democrats' arguments. Technocratic initiatives to improve party organization and communications similarly failed to facilitate an electoral breakthrough. Only the Democratic party's decline eventually created opportunities for Republican resurgence. This book is the first to offer a wide-ranging analysis of the topic, which is of central importance to any understanding of modern U.S. political history.

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