Book description
While many Americans despair of the current state of U.S. politics, most assume that our system of government and democracy itself are invulnerable to decay. Yet when we examine the past, we find that the United States has undergone repeated crises of democracy, from the earliest days of the republic…
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1 author picked Four Threats as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Mettler and Lieberman place our current challenges within the broader context of other democratic crises in American history.
Readers will find it helpful to understand that democracy has been a contested part of our past, from the early days of the Republic to Watergate. Mettler and Lieberman remind us that protecting and enhancing democracy is an ongoing task.
From Tracy's list on the contested history of democracy.
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