Brief Description
This is the first attempt at a general view of twentieth-century American government.
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What is American government like today? How has it changed--and how has it remained the same--over the course of the century now coming to a close? Taking Stock seeks to provide the fullest and most thoughtful answers yet offered to these questions. It brings together eminent historians and political scientists to examine the past experience, current state, and future prospects of five major American public issues: trade and tariff policy, immigration and aliens, conservation and environmentalism, civil rights, and social welfare.
Review Quotes
1. "the editiors have rigorously imposed high standard...EAch of the contributions serves as a reliable and clearly written inroduction to each of the five main issues; taken as whole, the book provides a careful examination of government thoughtout the twentieth century...reasonable, balanced, and fair to both sides of an emotionally charged issue...excellent, highly readable." American Historical Review
2. ..."permeated with interesting questions...thought provoking and informative...deserves to be widely read." Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
3. "The essays are uniformly well written and insightful. Taking Stock should be of interest to a wide range of scholars including political scientists, historians, students of American studies, sociologists, and scholars interested in public policy." Choice
4. .,."permeated with interesting questions...thought provoking and informative...deserves to be widely read." Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
5. ."..permeated with interesting questions...thought provoking and informative...deserves to be widely read." Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
6. ..".permeated with interesting questions...thought provoking and informative...deserves to be widely read." Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
