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Recently, there has been a high level of conflict in American politics. Massive disagreements over government policies have pitted one group of Americans against another. This book explores how and why this style of politics developed and argues that fundamental disagreements between Americans have always been at the root of its politics.

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The Divisions in American Society Political Ideologies The Decentralization of America´s Political Institutions The Party System Voters and the Managing of Conflict Careerism, Professional Politicians and Conflict Crises and the Future of American Politics

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ALAN WARE Professor of Politics at Oxford University, UK, and a fellow at Worcester College.

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