Hailed inThe New York Times Book Reviewas the single best book written in recent years on the sweep of American political history, this groundbreaking work divides our nation's history into three regimes, each of which lasts many, many decades, allowing us to appreciate as never before the slow steady evolution of American politics, government, and law. The three regimes, which mark longer periods of continuity than traditional eras reflect, are Deferential and Republican, from the colonial period to the 1820s; Party and Democratic, from the 1830s to the 1930s; and Populist and Bureaucratic, from the 1930s to the present. Praised byThe Economistas a feast to enjoy and byForeign Affairsas a masterful and fresh account of U.S. politics, here is a major contribution to the history of the United States--an entirely new way to look at our past, our present, and our future--packed with provocative and original observations about American public life.
Introduction: The American Polity and Its Regimes Part One: The Deferential-Republican Regime Ch. 1. Old Ways and News Ch. 2. The Republican Revolution Ch. 3. From Factions to Parties Part Two: The Party-Democratic Regime: The Democratic Polity Ch. 4. The Culture of Party Politics Ch. 5. Governing a Democratic Polity Ch. 6. Crisis Part Three: The Party-Democratic Regime: The Industrial Polity Ch. 7. The Age of the Polticos Ch. 8. A State of Parties and Courts Ch. 9. The Progressive Challenge Part Four: The Bureaucratic-Populist Regime Ch. 10. The Rise of the Bureaucratic-Populist Regime Ch. 11. Bureaucracy and Democracy Ch. 12. Populism and Party Conclusion: Today and Tomorrow
Brilliant and original...InAmerica's Three Regimes, Morton Keller has not only provided a striking new way of thinking about American politics but also written an engaging narrl3'
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