{"product_id":"realigners-paperback","title":"Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Shenk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal'\u003c\/i\u003es best political books of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn eye-opening new history of American political conflict, from Alexander Hamilton to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese days it seems that nobody is satisfied with American democracy. Critics across the ideological spectrum warn that the country is heading toward catastrophe but also complain that nothing seems to change. At the same time, many have begun to wonder if the gulf between elites and ordinary people has turned democracy itself into a myth. The urges to defend the country's foundations and to dismantle them coexist--often within the same people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did we get here? Why does it feel like the country is both grinding to a halt and falling to pieces? In \u003ci\u003eRealigners\u003c\/i\u003e, the historian Timothy Shenk offers an eye-opening new biography of the American political tradition. In a history that runs from the drafting of the Constitution to the storming of the Capitol, Shenk offers sharp pen portraits of signal characters from James Madison and Charles Sumner to Phyllis Schlafly and Barack Obama. The result is an entertaining and provocative reassessment of the people who built the electoral coalitions that defined American democracy--and a guide for a time when figures ranging from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to MAGA-minded nationalists seek to turn radical dreams into political realities. In an era when it seems democracy is caught in perpetual crisis, \u003ci\u003eRealigners\u003c\/i\u003e looks at earlier moments in which popular majorities transformed American life. We've had those moments before. And if there's an escape from the doom loop that American politics has become, it's because we might have one again.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.25 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42093476446343,"sku":"9781250872937","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9019595d112c0e8d81d2e3e2337a4e7e.webp?v=1732311481","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/realigners-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}