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The demagogue's playbook : the battle for American democracy from the founders to Trump, Eric A. Posner
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- Summary
- "Cuts through the hyperbole and hysteria that often distorts assessments of our republic, particularly at this time." - Alan Taylor, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History What-and who-is a demagogue? How did America's Founders envision the presidency? What should a constitutional democracy look like-and how can it be fixed when it appears to be broken? Something is definitely wrong with Donald Trump's presidency, but what exactly? The extraordinary negative reaction to Trump's election-by conservative intellectuals, liberals, Democrats, and global leaders alike-goes beyond ordinary partisan and policy disagreements. It reflects genuine fear about the vitality of our constitutional system. The Founders, reaching back to classical precedents, feared that their experiment in mass self-government could produce a demagogue: a charismatic ruler who would gain and hold on to power by manipulating the public rather than by advancing the public good. President Trump, who has played to the mob and attacked institutions from the judiciary to the press, appears to embody these ideas. How can we move past his rhetoric and maintain faith in our great nation? In The Demagogue's Playbook, acclaimed legal scholar Eric Posner offers a blueprint for how America can prevent the rise of a demagogue and protect the features of a democracy that help it thrive-and restore national greatness, for one and all"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 310 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250303035
- Label
- The demagogue's playbook : the battle for American democracy from the founders to Trump
- Title
- The demagogue's playbook
- Title remainder
- the battle for American democracy from the founders to Trump
- Statement of responsibility
- Eric A. Posner
- Subject
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- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Political leadership -- United States -- History
- Populism -- United States -- History
- Democracy -- United States -- History
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-
- Power (Social sciences)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Cuts through the hyperbole and hysteria that often distorts assessments of our republic, particularly at this time." - Alan Taylor, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History What-and who-is a demagogue? How did America's Founders envision the presidency? What should a constitutional democracy look like-and how can it be fixed when it appears to be broken? Something is definitely wrong with Donald Trump's presidency, but what exactly? The extraordinary negative reaction to Trump's election-by conservative intellectuals, liberals, Democrats, and global leaders alike-goes beyond ordinary partisan and policy disagreements. It reflects genuine fear about the vitality of our constitutional system. The Founders, reaching back to classical precedents, feared that their experiment in mass self-government could produce a demagogue: a charismatic ruler who would gain and hold on to power by manipulating the public rather than by advancing the public good. President Trump, who has played to the mob and attacked institutions from the judiciary to the press, appears to embody these ideas. How can we move past his rhetoric and maintain faith in our great nation? In The Demagogue's Playbook, acclaimed legal scholar Eric Posner offers a blueprint for how America can prevent the rise of a demagogue and protect the features of a democracy that help it thrive-and restore national greatness, for one and all"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Posner, Eric A.
- Dewey number
- 306.20973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E183
- LC item number
- .P785 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Trump, Donald
- Political leadership
- Political culture
- Populism
- Democracy
- Power (Social sciences)
- United States
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The demagogue's playbook : the battle for American democracy from the founders to Trump, Eric A. Posner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 310 pages
- Immediate source of acquisition
- LSC
- Isbn
- 9781250303035
- Lccn
- 2020002693
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 2019245
- 926282
- Label
- The demagogue's playbook : the battle for American democracy from the founders to Trump, Eric A. Posner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 310 pages
- Immediate source of acquisition
- LSC
- Isbn
- 9781250303035
- Lccn
- 2020002693
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- 2019245
- 926282
Subject
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Political leadership -- United States -- History
- Populism -- United States -- History
- Democracy -- United States -- History
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- United States -- Politics and government
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-
- Power (Social sciences)
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