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New Hampshire is the subject of Palmer's book precisely because it
serves as the first presidential primary every four years. Many
critics of the New Hampshire primary fault it for being too arcane,
too unrepresentative, and too quixotic to use as a gatekeeper of
who becomes President. Palmer went to new Hampshire expecting to
gather research that argued against New Hampshire as first primary.
As he finished he realized his findings pointed out the opposite,
that in fact and deed, New Hampshire was as good a place to start
the primary races as any other. No single state is representative.
The retail politics that aspirants face in New Hampshire is a very
useful winnowing device in which a candidate must actually come
face to face with real voters, who more often than not make a study
of the issues and policies that they raise in their questions.
The period from the outset of World War I to the end of World War
II was among the most significant in the history of the United
States. Twice it was drawn into "foreign entanglements"-wars it
initially thought were no concern of its own and of which it tried
to steer clear-only to realize that it could not stand aside. With
each one, it geared up in record time, entered the fray massively,
and was crucial to the outcome. Each war tested the American people
and their leaders, and in each case the country came out of the
conflagration stronger than before-and even more important-yet
stronger relative to other countries than it had ever been. This
was the period when the United States became a world leader. The
Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy from World War I through
World War II relates the events of this crucial period in U.S.
history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and over 600
cross-referenced dictionary entries on key persons, places, events,
institutions, and organizations.
The period from the outset of World War I to the end of World War
II was among the most significant in the history of the United
States. Twice it was drawn into "foreign entanglements"- wars it
initially thought were no concern of its own and of which it tried
to steer clear-only to realize that it could not stand aside. With
each one, it geared up in record time, entered the fray massively,
and was crucial to the outcome. Each war tested the American people
and their leaders, and in each case the country came out of the
conflagration stronger than before-and even more important-yet
stronger relative to other countries than it had ever been. This
was the period when the United States became a world leader. The A
to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from World War I through World War II
relates the events of this crucial period in U.S. history through a
chronology, an introductory essay, and over 600 cross-referenced
dictionary entries on key persons, places, events, institutions,
and organizations.
New Hampshire is the subject of Palmer's book precisely because it
serves as the first presidential primary every four years. Many
critics of the New Hampshire primary fault it for being too arcane,
too unrepresentative, and too quixotic to use as a gatekeeper of
who becomes President. Palmer went to new Hampshire expecting to
gather research that argued against New Hampshire as first primary.
As he finished he realized his findings pointed out the opposite,
that in fact and deed, New Hampshire was as good a place to start
the primary races as any other. No single state is representative.
The retail politics that aspirants face in New Hampshire is a very
useful winnowing device in which a candidate must actually come
face to face with real voters, who more often than not make a study
of the issues and policies that they raise in their questions.
This new, revisionist approach to the Twenties in America offers
the first balanced account of the history and politics of this
much-maligned decade. Focusing on the two Presidents of the 1920s,
the book points out key distinctions between the governing styles
and political philosophies of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge.
It suggests Harding's executive style and achievements were not as
poor as traditional portraits have claimed. Coolidge is presented
in terms of his largely successful efforts to distance himself from
the financial scandals associated with his predecessor and his
encouragement of the major revival of much of the US economy. The
author argues that the pace of social and technological change
resulted in lines of conflict over poverty, race, religion and
employment rights being redrawn as living standards rose, home and
working conditions changed and old prejudices were challenged.
Consequently, politicians found that old solutions became
increasingly irrelevant to new realities. The narrative is placed
in the familiar context of the Twenties: the motor car, jazz, F.
Scott Fitzgerald, Hollywood, mass consumerism and the flapper. Key
Features *The only balanced overview of the history and politics of
America in the 1920s *Revises the traditional views of the
Presidencies of Harding and Coolidge *Places the politics in its
social and cultural context
This study examines the peculiar role and history of the New
Hampshire primary in American presidential politics, through the
1996 election season. The work reviews the primary's history,
analyzes the media's treatment of New Hampshire results, and
provides a study of the phenomenon of "momentum," and the role
played by local media such as the infamous Manchester Union Leader.
There is also an examination of the strained relationship between
New Hampshire's state parties and their national equivalents and of
the efforts of Congress to reform the entire electoral system, with
the express purpose of reducing New Hampshire's supposed power in
determining nomination outcomes. Finally, the analysis addresses
questions of the Granite State's suitability as a benchmark for
testing and judging candidates. Is this tiny New England state "the
last haven" for genuine interpersonal campaigning or a relic from a
bygone political era which now distorts and oversimplifies
candidate choice? And does the New Hampshire primary's increasing
unpopularity with journalists and candidates reflect deeper changes
in the nation's psyche? This book will be of interest to scholars
and students of the American political process and 20th-century
American history.
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