Democratization in America: A Comparative-Historical Analysis

by Laurence Whitehead, Gretchen Ritter, Robert C. Lieberman

Book Overview

The essays in this volume examine democracy's development in the United States, demonstrating how that process has shaped--and continues to shape--the American political system.

Scholars of American politics commonly describe the political development of the United States as exceptional and distinct from that of other advanced industrial democracies. They point to the United States as the longest-lived and most stable liberal democracy in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801893259
• ISBN13: 9780801893254
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary