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  • Media and Propaganda in an Age of Disinformation

    Edited by Nelson Ribeiro, Barbie Zelizer ...
    A critical and timely collection that argues for the centrality of propaganda in discussions about the contemporary media landscape and its informational ecosystems.This book explores how “propaganda,” a foundational concept within media and communication studies, has recently been replaced by alternative terms (disinformation, misinformation, and fake news) that fail to capture the continuities ... Read more

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  • The Presidency of George W. Bush

    A First Historical Assessment

    Edited by Julian E. Zelizer ...
    An in-depth look at Bush’s presidency by some of America’s top historiansThe Presidency of George W. Bush brings together some of today's top American historians to offer the first in-depth look at one of the most controversial U.S. presidencies. Emotions surrounding the Bush presidency continue to run high—conservatives steadfastly defend its achievements, liberals call it a disgrace. This book ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • The Presidency of Donald J. Trump

    A First Historical Assessment

    Edited by Julian E. Zelizer ...
    Leading historians provide perspective on Trump’s four turbulent years in the White HouseThe Presidency of Donald J. Trump presents a first draft of history by offering needed perspective on one of the nation’s most divisive presidencies. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer brings together many of today’s top scholars to provide balanced and strikingly original assessments of the major ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Jimmy Carter

    The American Presidents Series: The 39th President, 1977-1981

    by Julian E. Zelizer ...
    Series series The American Presidents
    The maverick politician from Georgia who rode the post-Watergate wave into office but whose term was consumed by economic and international crises.A peanut farmer from Georgia, Jimmy Carter rose to national power through mastering the strategy of the maverick politician. As the face of the "New South," Carter's strongest support emanated from his ability to communicate directly to voters who were ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Presidency of Barack Obama

    A First Historical Assessment

    Edited by Julian E. Zelizer ...
    An original and engaging account of the Obama years from a group of leading political historiansBarack Obama's election as the first African American president seemed to usher in a new era, and he took office in 2009 with great expectations. But by his second term, Republicans controlled Congress, and, after the 2016 presidential election, Obama's legacy and the health of the Democratic Party ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Purchase of Intimacy

    by Viviana A. Zelizer ...
    In their personal lives, people consider it essential to separate economics and intimacy. We have, for example, a long-standing taboo against workplace romance, while we see marital love as different from prostitution because it is not a fundamentally financial exchange. In The Purchase of Intimacy, Viviana Zelizer mounts a provocative challenge to this view. Getting to the heart of one of life's ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • How the Cold War Broke the News

    The Surprising Roots of Journalism's Decline

    by Barbie Zelizer ...
    Most of us would agree that American journalism has problems. Rushed reporting and thin coverage. Timidity in the face of adversity. Polarized perspectives and euphemistic language. Groupthink about complicated events.While much blame has been levelled at big tech, Barbie Zelizer traces the decline of American journalism to the Cold War. She makes the bold claim that Cold War-era practices are to ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • In Defense of Partisanship

    by Julian E. Zelizer ...
    “Contravening conventional wisdom, Zelizer offers a spirited defense of parties and partisanship.” —Frances Lee, Princeton UniversityPartisanship is a dirty word in American politics. If there is one issue on which almost everyone in our divided country seems to agree, it’s the belief that the intense loyalty within the electorate toward Democrats and Republicans is the source of our democratic ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden

    A First Historical Assessment

    by Kathryn Cramer Brownell, María Cristina García, Joel K. Goldstein, Michael Kazin, Daniel C. Kurtzer, Joyce Mao, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Timothy Naftali, Ekaterina Pravilova, Noah Rosenblum, Paul Sabin, Timothy Stewart-Winter, Sean H. Vanatta, John Witt, Mary Ziegler ...
    Leading historians offer the first look at Biden’s four years in the White HouseThe Presidency of Joseph R. Biden presents a first draft of history by providing insights into how this one-term president fits within the broader historical forces shaping the United States in the twenty-first century. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer brings together some of today’s leading scholars to ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Myth America

    Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past

    by Kevin M. Kruse, Julian E. Zelizer ...
    In this instant New York Times bestseller, America’s top historians set the record straight on the most pernicious myths about our nation’s past.“Outstanding … Wonderfully accessible.” —Washington PostThe United States is in the grip of a crisis of bad history. Distortions of the past promoted in the conservative media have led large numbers of Americans to believe in fictions over facts, making ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Faithful Republic

    Religion and Politics in Modern America

    Edited by Andrew Preston, Bruce J. Schulman, Julian E. Zelizer ...
    Series series Politics and Culture in Modern America
    Despite constitutional limitations, the points of contact between religion and politics have deeply affected all aspects of American political development since the founding of the United States. Within partisan politics, federal institutions, and movement activism, religion and politics have rarely been truly separate; rather, they are two forms of cultural expression that are continually ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Media Nation

    The Political History of News in Modern America

    Edited by Bruce J. Schulman, Julian E. Zelizer ...
    Series series Politics and Culture in Modern America
    From the creation of newspapers with national reach in the late nineteenth century to the lightning-fast dispatches and debates of today's Internet, the media have played an enormous role in modern American politics. Scholars of political history universally concede the importance of this relationship yet have devoted scant attention to its development during the past century. Even as mass media ... Read more

    $53.99 USD