03017cam a2200373 i 4500 56746 56746 BJBSDDR 20230410121035.0 ta 101210s2012 enk b 001 0 eng 9781107666146 (paperback) 1107666147 (paperback) 16575338 DLC eng DLC eng pcc n-us--- JK 2356 M411r 2012 324.273409/04 Mason, Robert C., 1970- The Republican Party and American Politics from Hoover to Reagan / Robert Mason. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 x, 310 pages ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction; 1. From old Home Melodies to jazz music: 1928-33; 2. As Maine goes, so goes Vermont: 1933-9; 3. The simple barefoot Wall Street lawyer: 1939-45; 4. Liberty versus socialism: 1945-53; 5. Modern Republicanism: 1953-61; 6. A choice, not an echo: 1960-8; 7. There's a realignment going on: 1968-76; 8. You are witnessing the great realignment: 1977-89; Conclusion. "Robert Mason investigates how Republicans tackled the problem of their party's minority status from the Great Depression until the Reagan years"-- Provided by publisher. "During a long period of the twentieth century, stretching from the Great Depression until the Reagan years, defeat generally characterized the electoral record of the Republican party. Although Republicans sometimes secured victory in presidential contests, a majority of Americans identified with the Democratic party, not the GOP. This book investigates how Republicans tackled the problem of their party's minority status and why their efforts to boost GOP fortunes usually ended in failure. At the heart of the Republicans' minority puzzle was the profound and persistent popularity of New Deal liberalism. This puzzle was stubbornly resistant to solution. Efforts to develop a Republican version of government activism met little success. The same was true of conservative strategies that stressed a more fundamental rejection of the Democrats' arguments. Technocratic initiatives to improve party organization and communications similarly failed to facilitate an electoral breakthrough. Only the Democratic party's decline eventually created opportunities for Republican resurgence. This book is the first to offer a wide-ranging analysis of the topic, which is of central importance to any understanding of modern U.S. political history"-- Provided by publisher. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) History 20th century. Partido republicano (EE.UU. : 1854- ) Historia Siglo XX HISTORY / United States / 20th Century bisacsh. United States Politics and government 20th century. Estados Unidos Política y gobierno Siglo XX 2202 lcc BK dvf 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 0 JK 2356 M411r 2012 00000123250 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK