[PDF] Politics And Civil Unrest In Modern America eBook

Author : Stephen Marche
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,57 MB
Release : 2023-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1982123222

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“Should be required reading for anyone interested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Well researched and eloquently presented.” —The Atlantic * “Delivers Cormac McCarthy-worthy drama; while the nonfictional asides imbue that drama with the authority of documentary.” —The New York Times Book Review A celebrated journalist takes a fiercely divided America and imagines five chilling scenarios that lead to its collapse, based on in-depth interviews with experts of all kinds. The United States is coming to an end. The only question is how. On a small two-lane bridge in a rural county that loathes the federal government, the US Army uses lethal force to end a standoff with hard-right anti-government patriots. Inside an ordinary diner, a disaffected young man with a handgun takes aim at the American president stepping in for an impromptu photo-op, and a bullet splits the hyper-partisan country into violently opposed mourners and revelers. In New York City, a Category 2 hurricane plunges entire neighborhoods underwater and creates millions of refugees overnight—a blow that comes on the heels of a financial crash and years of catastrophic droughts—and tips America over the edge into ruin. These nightmarish scenarios are just three of the five possibilities most likely to spark devastating chaos in the United States that are brought to life in The Next Civil War, a chilling and deeply researched work of speculative nonfiction. Drawing upon sophisticated predictive models and nearly two hundred interviews with experts—civil war scholars, military leaders, law enforcement officials, secret service agents, agricultural specialists, environmentalists, war historians, and political scientists—journalist Stephen Marche predicts the terrifying future collapse that so many of us do not want to see unfolding in front of our eyes. Marche has spoken with soldiers and counterinsurgency experts about what it would take to control the population of the United States, and the battle plans for the next civil war have already been drawn up. Not by novelists, but by colonels. No matter your political leaning, most of us can sense that America is barreling toward catastrophe—of one kind or another. Relevant and revelatory, The Next Civil War plainly breaks down the looming threats to America and is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of its people, its land, and its government.

Author : Lori Cox Han
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 751 pages
File Size : 41,37 MB
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1440863423

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This multivolume encyclopedia surveys America's long and troubled history of political violence from the colonial era to the present, with a particular emphasis on factors driving political violence and intimidation in the United States in the 21st century. Americans like to think of their nation as one grounded in high-minded democratic ideals and peaceful transitions of power. In reality, though, American politics has been heavily laced with expressions of violence and intimidation since the nation's very inception, which saw a campaign of violent rebellion against British rule. Since then, America has endured the deaths of four presidents from assassination; a four-year civil war; racist attacks on civil rights activists and ordinary citizens; deadly clashes between protesting citizens and law enforcement; sustained campaigns of violence against marginalized populations seeking greater political or economic equality; politically motivated mass shootings; and, on January 6, 2021, the shocking spectacle of a politically motivated mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. How and why did these events transpire? What were the root causes? What factors are driving political violence and intimidation in America today? And are there changes that we could make to our country's political discourse that would reduce such outbreaks of bloodshed? This authoritative multivolume encyclopedia provides answers to all these questions and more.

Author : Barbara F. Walter
Publisher : Crown
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0593137795

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States “Required reading for anyone invested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) WINNER OF THE GLOBAL POLICY INSTITUTE AWARD • THE SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Financial Times, The Times (UK), Esquire, Prospect (UK) Political violence rips apart several towns in southwest Texas. A far-right militia plots to kidnap the governor of Michigan and try her for treason. An armed mob of Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists storms the U.S. Capitol. Are these isolated incidents? Or is this the start of something bigger? Barbara F. Walter has spent her career studying civil conflict in places like Iraq, Ukraine, and Sri Lanka, but now she has become increasingly worried about her own country. Perhaps surprisingly, both autocracies and healthy democracies are largely immune from civil war; it’s the countries in the middle ground that are most vulnerable. And this is where more and more countries, including the United States, are finding themselves today. Over the last two decades, the number of active civil wars around the world has almost doubled. Walter reveals the warning signs—where wars tend to start, who initiates them, what triggers them—and why some countries tip over into conflict while others remain stable. Drawing on the latest international research and lessons from over twenty countries, Walter identifies the crucial risk factors, from democratic backsliding to factionalization and the politics of resentment. A civil war today won’t look like America in the 1860s, Russia in the 1920s, or Spain in the 1930s. It will begin with sporadic acts of violence and terror, accelerated by social media. It will sneak up on us and leave us wondering how we could have been so blind. In this urgent and insightful book, Walter redefines civil war for a new age, providing the framework we need to confront the danger we now face—and the knowledge to stop it before it’s too late.

Author : J. N. Welch
Publisher :
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 2020-12-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780578825366

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Is the United States once again facing an 1860s-like Civil War environment?Roughly 70% of Americans believe another Civil War could occur in today's political climate. And it is easy to understand why. Escalating racial tensions. Nothing of substance getting done in Washington, DC. Two impeachments in the last four presidencies. A partisan divide perhaps greater than that of the American Civil War.With impeccable timing, An American Divorce contemplates "divorce" in the United States. While many pundits have opinions as to "why" the US is so divided, An American Divorce answers the more important question of how today's conservatives can divorce their toxic partner.Writing under a pseudonym to ensure his freedom to speak hard truths without fear of negative repercussions, the author contemplates the political, cultural, and geographical ramifications associated with a "good" and "bad" breakup of the United States of America.From the benign to the revolutionary, An American Divorce has the potential to expand today's media conversation into an all-out mass-movement frenzy about why it may simply be too late for "blue" and "red" Americans to unify. In what could best be described as the ultimate game of revolutionary poker, the author is raring to discuss:?Why is the USA facing a revolutionary environment no less profound than that of the Civil War??In the context of a 21-first century mass movement, who would the various divorce players be??How should a "real" discussion on race relations be framed??What is the difference between a "good" and "bad" American divorce??What direction will the marriage/divorce take should Trump win in 2020? What about a Trump loss?Released as the nation is reeling from COVID-19, economic uncertainty, and civil unrest, An American Divorce is a must-read for those who hope to find a divorce catalyst that can move today's one-sided discussion beyond the politics of fear, guilt, and privilege.Controversial, provocative, and revolutionary, An American Divorce is urgent reading for our troubled times.

Author : Daniel Q. Gillion
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 20,53 MB
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0691234183

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How political protests and activism influence voters and candidates The “silent majority”—a phrase coined by Richard Nixon in 1969 in response to Vietnam War protests and later used by Donald Trump as a campaign slogan—refers to the supposed wedge that exists between protestors in the street and the voters at home. The Loud Minority upends this view by demonstrating that voters are in fact directly informed and influenced by protest activism. Consequently, as protests grow in America, every facet of the electoral process is touched by this loud minority, benefiting the political party perceived to be the most supportive of the protestors’ messaging. Drawing on historical evidence, statistical data, and detailed interviews about protest activity since the 1960s, Daniel Gillion shows that electoral districts with protest activity are more likely to see increased voter turnout at the polls. Surprisingly, protest activities are also moneymaking endeavors for electoral politics, as voters donate more to political candidates who share the ideological leanings of activists. Finally, protests are a signal of political problems, encouraging experienced political challengers to run for office and hurting incumbents’ chances of winning reelection. The silent majority may not speak by protesting themselves, but they clearly gesture for social change with their votes. An exploration of how protests affect voter behavior and warn of future electoral changes, The Loud Minority looks at the many ways that activism can shape democracy.

Author : David S. Meyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Political activists
ISBN : 9780199937134

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The Politics of Protest offers both a historical overview and an analytical framework for understanding social movements and political protest in American politics. Meyer shows that protest movements, an integral part of our nation's history from the Boston Tea Party to the Civil Rights Movement, are hardly confined to the distant past. He argues that protest movements in America reflect and influence mainstream politics and that in order to understand our political system--and our social and political world--we need to pay attention to protest. The Politics of Protest opens with a short history of social movements in the United States, beginning with the development of the American Republic and outlining how the American constitutional design invites protest movements to offer continual challenges. It then discusses the social impulse to protest, considers the strategies and tactics of social movements, looks at the institutional response to protest, and finally examines the policy ramifications. Each chapter includes a brief narrative of a key movement that illustrates the topic covered in that chapter. New to This Edition * A new chapter on media and movements (Chapter 6: Protest and Communication: New and Old Media) that examines how media has changed in the past two decades, focusing in particular on online activism * New discussions on such topics as the election of a black president, the emergence of the Tea Party movement, and the intensifying conflict regarding immigration policy * More material on the successes of the gay and lesbian movement in promoting policy changes to marriage at the state level and in national military service

Author : Megan Ming Francis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,84 MB
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1107037107

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This book extends what we know about the development of civil rights and the role of the NAACP in American politics. Through a sweeping archival analysis of the NAACP's battle against lynching and mob violence from 1909 to 1923, this book examines how the NAACP raised public awareness, won over American presidents, secured the support of Congress, and won a landmark criminal procedure case in front of the Supreme Court.

Author : Michael W. Flamm
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 35,99 MB
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 0812248503

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In Central Harlem, the symbolic and historic heart of black America, the violent unrest of July 1964 highlighted a new dynamic in the racial politics of the nation. The first "long, hot summer" of the Sixties had arrived.

Author : Marco Giugni
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 21,10 MB
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108475906

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Explains the character of contemporary protest politics through a micro-mobilization analysis of participation in street demonstrations.

Author : Richard Hofstadter
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 12,23 MB
Release : 2008-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0307388441

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This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of 'Coin' Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States.