The politics of petulance : America in an age of immaturity /
Wolfe, Alan, 1942-
The politics of petulance : America in an age of immaturity / Alan Wolfe. - ix, 210 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mature liberalism -- Democracy's demagogue -- The return of mass society -- From conspiracy to irony -- Tragedy, comedy, and American democracy -- Immature democracy -- Some lessons for the future.
In this book he diagnoses what led to Trump: a culture of political immaturity-one that we've seen before, most recently in the McCarthy era, and defeated before. Looking to the midcentury intellectuals who helped win that battle, Wolfe charts a strategy for our own time.
9780226555164 (cloth : alk. paper)
Liberalism--United States.
Politics, Practical--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Populism--United States.
United States--Politics and government--21st century.
JC574.2.U6 / W855 2018
320.51/30973
The politics of petulance : America in an age of immaturity / Alan Wolfe. - ix, 210 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mature liberalism -- Democracy's demagogue -- The return of mass society -- From conspiracy to irony -- Tragedy, comedy, and American democracy -- Immature democracy -- Some lessons for the future.
In this book he diagnoses what led to Trump: a culture of political immaturity-one that we've seen before, most recently in the McCarthy era, and defeated before. Looking to the midcentury intellectuals who helped win that battle, Wolfe charts a strategy for our own time.
9780226555164 (cloth : alk. paper)
Liberalism--United States.
Politics, Practical--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Populism--United States.
United States--Politics and government--21st century.
JC574.2.U6 / W855 2018
320.51/30973