American Democracy
21 Historic Answers to 5 Urgent Questions
$27.78
- Hardcover
300 pages
- Release Date
6 January 2021
Summary
From The Federalist to Citizens United, a bestselling historian presents key writings on five crucial questions confronting American democracy today
Amid the frenzied overload of 24-hour cable news and incessant social media, at a time when many of us fear for the future of our democracy, it is becoming harder and harder to think clearly about politics. American Democracy: 21 Historic Answers to 5 Urgent Questions provides an alternative for those who want to step back and look to the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598536621 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1598536621 |
| Author: | Nicholas Lemann |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 300 |
| Release Date: | 6 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 381g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 207mm |
Critics Review
“This illuminating and well-conceived anthology offers essential insights into how debates over the nature and practice of American democracy have evolved.” – Publishers Weekly
“This illuminating and well-conceived anthology offers essential insights into how debates over the nature and practice of American democracy have evolved.”
—Publishers Weekly
Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas Lemann is the Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.
He is the author of:
- The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America (1991)
- The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy (1999)
- Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War (2006)
- Transaction Man: The Rise of the Deal and the Decline of the American Dream (2019)
Lemann has worked as a writer and editor at Washington Monthly, Texas Monthly, and The Washington Post. He was a national correspondent for The Atlantic and, since 1999, has been a staff writer for The New Yorker.
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