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020 _a9780815736912 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 1 4 _aJK 1726
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082 0 0 _a973.933
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100 1 _aWest, Darrell M.
_d1954-
_929182
245 1 0 _aDivided politics, divided nation :
_bhyperconflict in the Trump era /
_cDarrell M. West.
264 1 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bBrookings Institution Press,
_c2019.
300 _a 222 pp ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-209) and index.
520 _a"Why are Americans so angry with each other? The United States is caught in a partisan hyperconflict that divides politicians, communities, and even families. Politicians from the president to state and local office-holders play to strongly-held beliefs and sometimes even pour fuel on the resulting inferno. This polarization has become so intense that many people no longer trust anyone from a differing perspective. Drawing on his personal story of growing up as a fundamentalist Christian on a dairy farm in rural Ohio, then as an academic in the heart of the liberal East Coast establishment, Darrell West analyzes the economic, cultural, and political aspects of polarization. He takes advantage of his experiences inside both conservative and liberal camps to explain the views of each side and offer insights into why each is angry with the other. West argues that societal tensions have metastasized into a dangerous tribalism that seriously threatens U.S. democracy. Unless people can bridge these divisions and forge a new path forward, it will be impossible to work together, maintain a functioning democracy, and solve the country's pressing policy problems"--Publisher's description
600 1 0 _aTrump, Donald,
_d1946-
650 0 _aPolitical culture
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aCultura política
_zEstados Unidos
_92268
650 0 _aPolarization (Social sciences)
_xPolitical aspects
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aPolarización (Ciencias sociales)
_xAspectos políticos
_zEstados Unidos
_91366
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and government
_y2017-2021.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xPolitics and governmnet
_xPublic opinion.
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