2019, ISBN: 9780374228477

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Broadway Books. New. Broadway Books, 2019 New The United States has had popular demagogues before in figures such as Charles Lindbergh, Joseph McCarthy, and George Wallace, yet none w… Mehr…

Broadway Books. New. Broadway Books, 2019 New The United States has had popular demagogues before in figures such as Charles Lindbergh, Joseph McCarthy, and George Wallace, yet none were able to become president What was different in America in 2016 that allowed a populist outsider to succeed in doing so?These are all great examples of how gatekeeping used to work Before 1972, in the United States, elected officials within the parties supplemented and could even veto what a party's base wanted This is why party conventions were so important in the past: Party leaders made deals at the conventions, and insider-backed candidates were almost always selected It was a kind of 'peer review' process in which those who knew the candidates best helped to pick the nominees The 1968 Democratic National Convention marked a big turning point, as a reform of the Democratic Party's organization made state primaries binding This shifted power, for better or worse, to the party rank and fileYou have developed a litmus test to help identify autocrats before they come to power What are the four behavioral warning signs that comprise the test, and how many of them did Trump test positive for, even before his inauguration?The idea is that certain politicians, in effect, show their cards before they even come into office Their authoritarian inclinations are revealed by testing positive on what the eminent political scientist Juan Linz called a 'litmus test' We further developed this framework and propose four warning signs that all citizens of a democracy should look for in a political leader as he or she runs for office If a candidate tests positive on any part of this test, we should be nervous The first indicator is if a politician, in words or practice, appears to reject the democratic rules of the game; the second is whether they deny the legitimacy of their opponents; and the third is whether they appear to tolerate or encourage violence Finally, we should also be alarmed if a politician expresses a willingness to curtail the civil liberties of their opponents, including the media In some countries, you see candidates like this quite often; thankfully, it is much rarer in the United States With the exception of Richard Nixon, no major-party presidential candidate met even one of these four criteria over the last century Donald Trump, when running for office, tested positive on all four indicatorsIn 'How Democracies Die', you discuss the various ways that elected authoritarians seek to consolidate power How many of them has Trump attempted?Looking around the world, we identified three strategies that elected authoritarians commonly use, and were dismayed to discover that Trump has tried all of them The first is capturing the referees, which means gaining control over the courts and key investigative, regulatory, and law enforcement agencies The second is sidelining key players-such as media owners, wealthy business people, opposition politicians, or prominent cultural figures-who could rally public opposition This is done by either buying them off or by using 'legal' measures such as tax audits or corruption investigations to bully them into silence The third is trying to rewrite the rules of the game-for example, constitutional and electoral rules-to permanently weaken or disadvantage opponents Trump has implemented all three strategies: His firing of James Comey is an example of the first; his attacks on the media are an example of the second; and the campaign to impose tougher restrictions on voter registration is an example of the third But so far most of his threats haven't been carried out; he's been thwarted by the courts or local governmentsWhat is the most antidemocratic initiative yet undertaken by the Trump administration?Probably the creation of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity The Commission is based on a myth: that electoral fraud is widespread in the United States Its ea, Broadway Books, 6, Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x6x14. Signed. Flat signed by Larry Heinemann on tipped in plate on half title page. First Edition. National Book Award Winner. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. *Autographed by author.* <br> Larry Heinemann was a Vietnam veteran who explored his lingering battlefield memories in two acclaimed novels. In 1986, Mr. Heinemann published Paco's Story, the pained saga of a badly wounded soldier, Paco Sullivan, returning from Vietnam as the sole survivor of an attack that killed everyone else in his unit. The novel follows Paco as he wanders the country, getting off a bus in Texas, where he works as a dishwasher, with his thoughts invariably returning to the horrors he witnessed in Vietnam. The story, related by one of Paco's ghostly fallen comrades, is addressed to an imaginary character referred to as James, whose only role is to listen in silence to the harrowing tale. The language is rough-hewn, profane and digressive, reflecting an attitude of cynicism and contempt toward authority of every kind. Paco's Story won the National Book Award in 1987., Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1986, 3<

1987, ISBN: 9780374228477

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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0374228477 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The… Mehr…

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0374228477 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a strip of beginning sunning to the bottom edge of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. This is the second novel by the author of Close Quarters. "Paco Sullivan's story commences when his infantry company is sent to a fire base named Harriette, a place with a reputation for being as good as -going hom and spending the night in the house where you grew up-. Despide precedent, a vicious firefight that becomes a massacre ensues." This book won the National Book Award for 1987. "Larry Heinemann (born 1944) is an American novelist born and raised in Chicago. His published work—three novels and a memoir—is primarily concerned with the Vietnam War...His second and critically most acclaimed novel is Paco's Story, which won the 1987 U. S. National Book Award for Fiction in a major surprise that has remained controversial. Other critics and essayists thought the award appropriate and well deserved. At the time, Heinemann's only comment on the controversy was that the check for $10,000 was already cashed and the Louise Nevelson sculpture was not likely to be returned." ., Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986, 4.5<

2000, ISBN: 9780374228477

Scribner, 2000-10-17. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Clean text, tight binding., Scribner, 2000-10-17, 3, Red Wheel/Weiser. Used - Good. Former li… Mehr…

Scribner, 2000-10-17. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. Clean text, tight binding., Scribner, 2000-10-17, 3, Red Wheel/Weiser. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages., Red Wheel/Weiser, 2.5, New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Top edge lightly foxed. 1986 Hard Cover. 209, [3] pp. 8vo. "This novel focuses on Paco Sullivan, the lone survivor of a massacre in Vietnam, who travels back to the United States, becomes a dishwasher in a short-order restaurant, and is haunted by the ghosts of the men killed in battle." "Lone survivor of a Viet Cong night attack that wipes out the 90-plus men of Alpha Company, Paco Sullivan returns to civilian life after much time spent in military hospitals. Narrated by a nameless dead soldier from Alpha Company, this intense, vividly written tale interweaves Paco's infantry days in Vietnam with his Valium- and Librium-soothed afterlife as a dishwasher in a smalltown cafe. This second novel by the author of the critically acclaimed Close Quarters is likewise a very frightening, yet wondrously rendered tale of violent extremes of human behavior." -- Library Journal, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986, 3<

1986, ISBN: 0374228477

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[EAN: 9780374228477], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 29.15], [PU: Farrar Straus & Giroux], Flat signed by Larry Heinemann on tipped in plate on half title page. First Edition. National B… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780374228477], D'occasion, très bon état, [SC: 29.15], [PU: Farrar Straus & Giroux], Flat signed by Larry Heinemann on tipped in plate on half title page. First Edition. National Book Award Winner. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Pages unmarked. *Autographed by author.* Larry Heinemann was a Vietnam veteran who explored his lingering battlefield memories in two acclaimed novels. In 1986, Mr. Heinemann published Paco's Story, the pained saga of a badly wounded soldier, Paco Sullivan, returning from Vietnam as the sole survivor of an attack that killed everyone else in his unit. The novel follows Paco as he wanders the country, getting off a bus in Texas, where he works as a dishwasher, with his thoughts invariably returning to the horrors he witnessed in Vietnam. The story, related by one of Paco's ghostly fallen comrades, is addressed to an imaginary character referred to as James, whose only role is to listen in silence to the harrowing tale. The language is rough-hewn, profane and digressive, reflecting an attitude of cynicism and contempt toward authority of every kind. Paco's Story won the National Book Award in 1987.", Books<