| Today's Social Issues: Democrats and Republicans Contributor(s): Kneeland, Timothy W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1610698355 ISBN-13: 9781610698351 Publisher: ABC-CLIO OUR PRICE: $116.82 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 324.273 |
| LCCN: 2015051075 |
| Series: Across the Aisle |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 7" W x 10.1" (2.10 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book cuts through rhetorical platitudes and partisan distortions to provide a balanced and up-to-date resource for understanding policy debates on social issues in statehouses around the country as well as in Washington, DC. It provides broad coverage of the parties and the forces that affect each party's positions, examining every major social policy and taking into account historical differences between Democrats and Republicans in an evenhanded manner, with emphasis on the key ideologies that set the two parties apart during the 2008-2014 midterms. Author Timothy Kneeland presents an in-depth study of the diversity of political opinion on today's most pressing social issues, digging deeper than the typical black-or-white presentation of these debates in the media. Readers will gain a detailed understanding of how the parties agree, disagree, and find compromise on the broad range of problems and issues facing American society in the 21st century. |