Politicians and pundits make a great deal of the imperative for
Americans to put aside political differences and unite as a nation.
Calls for change and fresh approaches to politics beckon citizens
to move beyond partisanship and special interests in a new spirit
of togetherness. But how realistic is this desire? Isn t the very
nature of democracy a process of taking sides? How unified has
America been in its past? A casual look at U.S. history reveals a
country that has been riven with discord and disagreement. From
fights between American revolutionaries and loyalists to the
British Crown, to the bloody differences that caused the Civil War,
to controversies over the Vietnam and Iraq wars Americans have
always argued over important matters of state. "A Culture Divided"
argues that such disagreements have not been evidence of a
weakening country or the fraying of America. Rather, argument and
disagreement are precisely the opposite. They are the very essence
of a healthy democracy. Grounded in historical and contemporary
research, "A Culture Divided" explores the history of political
argument in the United States and asserts that democracy is alive
and well in the current disputes in American culture."
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