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- Number of Pages: 640
- ISBN: 0743243021
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111649087
- Release Date: June 17, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #74407 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #2902 in History Books (See Top 100 History Books Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionDiscover More Information About Rick Perlstein (Author)Run a Quick Search on "Nixonland : The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America" by Rick Perlstein to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Nixonland : The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America"Browse more products related to "Rick Perlstein"Review"[R]ecaptures the bizarro political manipulator and his era with...prickly animation and smarts..." "NIXONLAND reads marvelously. Perlstein has the rare gift of being able to weave social, political, and cultural history into a single seamless narrative, linking backroom political negotiations to suburban protests over sex education in schools to the premiere of BONNIE AND CLYDE. " "A solid work of political history, if necessarily long and grim in the telling." Publisher's noteAn account of the thirty-seventh presidency sets Nixon's administration against a backdrop of the tumultuous civil rights movement while offering insight into how key events in the 1960s set the stage for today's political divides, in a chronicle that documents such events as the Watts riots and Nixon's landslide reelection. 60,000 first printing. AnnotationIn this historical analysis, Rick Perlstein gives Richard M. Nixon credit for being politically savvy and for astutely grabbing the reins of power in the late 60s and early '70s by demonizing his opposition. After having been virtually counted out of the game following an ignominious defeat in California, Nixon somehow pushed the hot button issue of law and order in an America torn by domestic unrest and by an impasse in Vietnam. He was elected and later reelected not despite of, but because of a dark psyche that saw enemies everywhere; and, says Perlstein, Nixon was able to frame the debates along his own strongly partisan and divisive lines. If You Enjoy "Nixonland : The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Nixonland : The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America (Hardcover)" by Rick Perlstein (Author)Most Recent Customer Reviews  thank you perlstein, May 14, 2008
By John
This is a well written, deive book!
Great insight into American life and
politics in 1970s...
Trip down memory lane!
Strongly recommended
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