The Cycles of American HistoryArthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., first revealed the sequences that governed American politics over the past two centuries in The Cycles of American History. In this updated edition, the prominent political historian continues to reflect on the "recurring struggle between pragmatism and idealism in the American soul" (Time). Faced with a new century, a new millennium, and social and technological revolutions, Schlesinger confronts the possibility of a revolution in American political cycles. |
Contents
I | 3 |
The Cycles of American Politics | 23 |
Foreign Policy and the American Character | 51 |
National Interests and Moral Absolutes | 69 |
Human Rights and the Amercan Tradition | 87 |
The Solzhenitsyn Challenge | 111 |
America and Empire | 118 |
Why the Cold War? | 163 |
III | 171 |
Affirmative Government and the American Economy | 219 |
The Short Happy Life of American Political Parties | 256 |
After the Imperial Presidency | 277 |
The Future of the Vice Presidency | 337 |
Vicissitudes of Presidential Reputations | 373 |
Democracy and Leadership | 419 |
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