{"product_id":"contesting-democracy-byron-e-shafer-9780700611393","title":"Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775-2000","description":"In this defining statement about the state of the discipline, a \"who's who\" of prominent scholars addresses and critiques the entire sweep of American political history. Exemplifying the revitalizing power of the \"new political history\" and its renewed emphasis on large \"P\" politics, these writers have combined to produce an illuminating synthesis of the most recent work in the field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing upon both the major policy issues in the politics of each period (substance) and the major social forces shaping politics (structure), these essays chronicle and evaluate the evolution of American politics and society over two and a quarter centuries. In the process, they reflect their authors' strong collective commitment to a dynamic field of intellectual inquiry, while simultaneously highlighting key interpretive disputes within it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn outstanding summary of current and recent thinking in the field, this book should become an essential volume for scholars and teachers in both history and the social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Byron E. Shafer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700611398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700611393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.20w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 1481","brand":"Byron E. Shafer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076222021887,"sku":"9780700611393","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bbb0ede8-063e-4a5e-a355-e3c213a9ffc5.jpg?v=1685463834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contesting-democracy-byron-e-shafer-9780700611393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}