American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony

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Summary: The truth about american politics
Review: In his work American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony, Samuel Huntington shows the existence of a gap between the political ideal and the political reality in American politics. The scope the gap covers is, that a broad consensus exists in the United States on basic political values and beliefs. There also exists a changing intensity of these basic ideals, which varies from time to time, and from group to group. Huntington examines various paradigms within the political system, and focuses of the pros and cons of the "American Creed." Although the book was originally published in 1981, it is still relevant and thought provoking in today's political climate. A solid read, and highly recommended for those interested in political science or political culture.

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Summary: One of my favorite books dealing with US politics....
Review: In this book, Samuel Huntington, who, whether one likes him or hates him has been one of the most commented upon political scientists of the last generation takes on American politics: their realities versus their illusions, promise versus practicalities. And on the whole, he is successful at raising issues: although the book is almost twenty years old, it has managed to stay surprisingly current and valid and still remains though provoking.

I'd reccomend this book to anyone interested in US politics or current affairs but especially to people on the liberal/Huntington-hating typically side of the spectrum, because after reading this book, one might become much more pro- this author. It's striking at times how much he seems like Howard Zinn, etc. in this particular book.....