| ISBN | 9780190877248 |
| Call Number | JK1726 .J35 2022 |
| Author | Jacobs, Lawrence R. (2) |
| Title | Democracy Under Fire : Donald Trump and the Breaking of American History / Lawrence R. Jacobs |
| Imprint | New York : Oxford University Press, 2022 |
| Physical | x, 270 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Content | 1. The Making of Democratic Vulnerability -- 2. Strong Democracy and Political Representation, 1776-1787 -- 3. The American Form of Democracy, 1796-1836 -- 4. Progressive Frustrations: Institutional Limits and Reform Prophesies, 1880s-1920s -- 5. Political Elites and the Failure to Protect Democratic Institutions, 1960s-1972 -- 6. The Ills of Primary Elections and Democratic Deformation -- 7. Renewing American Democracy and Restraining Political Elites |
| 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. |
| Subject | Trump, Donald, 1946- (6) |
| | Democracy -- United States -- History. (2) |
| | Democracy -- United States -- History -- 21st century. |
| | Democracy -- United States. (18) |
| | United States -- Politics and government. (35) |
| Holding | LIC |
