J. Rogers Hollingsworth
Auteur de Contemporary Capitalism: The Embeddedness of Institutions
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Contemporary Capitalism: The Embeddedness of Institutions (1997) — Directeur de publication — 13 exemplaires
American expansion in the late nineteenth century; colonialist or anticolonialist? (1968) 10 exemplaires
State intervention in medical care : consequences for Britain, France, Sweden, and the United States, 1890-1970 (1990) 3 exemplaires
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Cleveland's dogmatism opened the way for William Jennings Bryan's emergence as the party's leader in 1896. Yet Bryan's own intellectual inflexibility in favor of silver coinage prevented the party from adopting a more accommodating stance on the issue, alienating the gold Democrats and ensuring the party's disorganization and distrust by voters nationally. Bryan's direction on imperialism issues only exacerbated these problems; though an anti-imperialist, his support for a treaty in which the U.S. annexed the Philippines hobbled efforts to establish a clear stance on the issue. The situation reached its nadir with the 1904 election; while the gold Democrats regained control of their party, their poor campaign against an popular incumbent led to an overwhelming defeat in the polls. It was only then, Hollingsworth, concludes, that the party was able finally to move past the divisive silver issue and reestablish a unity that would return them to national power.
Though dated, Hollingsworth's book remains a useful study of the Democratic Party during an era of change in party politics. Though his analysis is insufficient in itself, it does help explain how American politics moved from an era of relative national parity between Democrats and Republicans to one of Republican political dominance. It also gives weight to Will Rogers' famous quip about how, as a Democrat, he belonged to no organized political party. Given that he came of political age during this period, it's easy to see how the statement could have been born from this experience.… (plus d'informations)