Democracy under fire [electronic resource] : Donald Trump and the breaking of American history / Lawrence R. Jacobs.

How did democracy become so vulnerable in America? Donald Trump is a shrill warning of the political system's fragility, but he alone is not the problem. The vulnerability is broader and deeper - and looms still. Even before Trump ran for president, his disdain for the rules and norms of democracy a...

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Main Author:	Jacobs, Lawrence R. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Trump, Donald, > 1946- Democracy > United States > History. Democracy > United States > History > 21st century. United States > Politics and government.
Online Access:	Oxford Scholarship Online 2022: 2022 (Oxford Academic) University Press Scholarship Online Complete Collection: 2022 (Oxford Academic)
Variant Title:	Democracy Under Fire: The Rise of Extremists and the Hostile Takeover of the Republican Party
Format:	Electronic eBook

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Summary:	How did democracy become so vulnerable in America? Donald Trump is a shrill warning of the political system's fragility, but he alone is not the problem. The vulnerability is broader and deeper - and looms still. Even before Trump ran for president, his disdain for the rules and norms of democracy and the US Constitution was well-known by many prominent Republicans who were unable to stop his nomination. Trump's presidency is the culmination of a series of political decisions since the late 18th century that ceded party nominations to small cliques of ideologues. 'Democracy Under Fire' provides a readable, if disturbing, history of American democracy and proposes recommendations to restore it.
Bibliography Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190877255 (online) 9780190877262 (online) 9780197618295 (online)