(Paperback)

Argues that placing politics in time can enrich our understanding of complex social dynamics, and improve the theories and methods that we use to explain them. This book explores a range of features and implications of evolving social processes. It is intended for students in fields from political science, history, and sociology.

(Paperback)

The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. This work features young scholars who take up these issues.