American Exceptionalism Revisited: US Political Development in Comparative Perspective

American Exceptionalism Revisited: US Political Development in Comparative Perspective
ISBN-10
113752068X
ISBN-13
9781137520685
Category
Political Science
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
2015-06-17
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
A. Hadenius

Description

American Exceptionalism Revisited provides a broad overview of the various features that signify American politics. These include the upholding of an exceptional political stability, involving a particular balance between legislative, executive and judicial powers, and the permanence of a unique party system. Furthermore, special traits in the electoral realm?e.g., voter turnout, the inflow of money, and the application of primaries?are targets of analysis. Through comparisons with conditions applying abroad, particularly in Europe and Latin America, Axel Hadenius reveals a number of new insights on American political life, both today and over time

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