A New American Creed

"Kamens provides a sweeping analysis of the U.S. polity, paying special attention to its distinctive development from the 1930s and the distinctive predicament it is in todayÉmasterfully crafted and urgently needed at this moment of harrowing political crisis."--David John Frank, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Irvine.a, Irvine.

1. Introduction

2. The United States in Comparative Perspective

3. The Embedded State

4. The Collectivist Moment

5. The Liberal Activist Society

6. The Intensification of Individualism and the Displacement of Citizenship

7. The Growth of Big Government and the Conservative Counterattack

8. The Breakup of the Postwar Order

9. The Intensification of Populism and the Declining Legitimacy of Elites

10. From Consensus to Culture Wars

11. Conclusion