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American politics
The Promise of Disharmony
Book • 1981
This book examines the radical gap between the promise of American ideals (liberty, equality, and hostility to authority) and the performance of American politics.
Huntington argues that every third generation, Americans have tried to reconstruct their institutions to better reflect deeply rooted national ideals, leading to significant political upheavals such as those during the 1960s, the Progressive and Jacksonian Eras, and the American Revolution.
He predicts that the tension between ideals and institutions will increase in the future and emphasizes the link between American power and the fate of liberty and democracy abroad.
Huntington argues that every third generation, Americans have tried to reconstruct their institutions to better reflect deeply rooted national ideals, leading to significant political upheavals such as those during the 1960s, the Progressive and Jacksonian Eras, and the American Revolution.
He predicts that the tension between ideals and institutions will increase in the future and emphasizes the link between American power and the fate of liberty and democracy abroad.
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