The Presidency of Donald J. Trump

A First Historical Assessment
Herausgeber: Zelizer, Julian E

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Donald Trump took office in 2017 amid an increasingly polarized political field. He quickly carved out a loyal base among the radical wing of the Republican party, dominated the news cycle with an endless stream of controversies, and, with the support of his voting base and party, presided over one of the most publicized, dramatic, and contentious one-term presidencies in American history. In The Presidency of Donald J. Trump, Julian Zelizer gathers leading American historians to put President Trump and his administration into political and historical context. These scholars offer strikingly original assessments of the central issues that shaped the Trump years, including the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements, Trump's crusade against media he dubbed "fake news," the border wall and immigration more broadly, the rapid rise of open white supremacy, the national COVID-19 response, the calls to "defund the police," the efforts to contest the outcome of the election, and the January 6th insurrection, among others. Together, these essays argue that the Trump presidency was not unprecedented, but it represented and emerged from the long-term development of the Republican Party and American polarization more broadly"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 140mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9780691228945
• ISBN-10: 0691228949
• Artikelnr.: 62507738

Autorenporträt

Edited by Julian E. Zelizer