Recent Scholarship
Politics
Barry, Peter J., “Amos Green, Paris, Illinois,” Journal of Illinois History, 11 (Spring 2008), 39–60.
Beeby, James M., “Red Shirt Violence, Election Fraud, and the Demise of the Populist Party in North Carolina’s Third Congressional District, 1900,” North Carolina Historical Review, 85 (Jan. 2008), 1–28.
Borwardt, Elizabeth, “fdr’s Four Freedoms as a Human Rights Instrument,” oah Magazine of History, 22 (April 2008), 8–13.
Eamon, Thomas F., “The Seeds of Modern North Carolina Politics,” in The New Politics of North Carolina, ed. Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts, 15–37. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. xiv, 314 pp. Cloth, $65.00, isbn 978-0-8078-3191-5. Paper, $22.95, isbn 978-0-8078-5876-9.)
Etcheson, Nicole, “‘A Living, Creeping Lie’: Abraham Lincoln on Popular Sovereignty,” Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, 29 (Summer 2008), 1–25.
Hartley, Robert E., “The Whistle Campaign Stopped Here: Harry S. Truman and Illinois in 1948,” Journal of Illinois History, 10 (Winter 2007), 250–70.
Jones, Robert B., and Mark E. Byrnes, “‘Rebels never forgive’: Former President Andrew Johnson and the Senate Election of 1869,” Tennessee Historical Quarterly, 66 (Fall 2007), 250–69. Heavily illustrated.
MacLean, Nancy, “Southern Dominance in Borrowed Language: The Regional Origins of American Neoliberalism,” in New Landscapes of Inequality: Neoliberalism and the Erosion of Democracy in America, ed. Jane L. Collins, Micaela di Leonardo, and Brett Williams, 21–37. (Santa Fe: School for Advanced Research, 2008. xiv, 281 pp. Paper, $29.95, isbn 978-1-934691-01-4.)
Miller, Worth Robert, and Stacy G. Ulbig, “Building a Populist Coalition in Texas, 1892–1896,” Journal of Southern History, 74 (May 2008), 255–96.
Nehls, Christopher, “‘Treason Is Treason’: The Iowa American Legion and the Meaning of Disloyalty after World War I,” Annals of Iowa, 66 (Spring 2007), 131–60.
Norrander, Barbara, “The History of the Gender Gaps,” in Voting the Gender Gap, ed. Lois Duke Whitaker, 9–32. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2008. xii, 216 pp. Cloth, $60.00, isbn 978-0-252-03320-9. Paper, $20.00, isbn 978-0-252-07525-4.)
O’Gorman, Ned, “Eisenhower and the American Sublime,” Quarterly Journal of Speech, 94 (Feb. 2008), 44–72.
Pinsker, Matthew, “Not Always Such a Whig: Abraham Lincoln’s Partisan Realignment in the 1850s,” Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, 29 (Summer 2008), 27–46.
Wade, Michael G., “Villany, Virtue, and Louisiana Political Culture: Paul Hebert and the Augean Stables at lsu, 1939–1941,” Louisiana History, 49 (Winter 2008), 21–52.
Andersen, Lisa M. F., “Politics Distilled: Prohibitionists, Moral Reform, and the American Party System, 1869–1933” (University of Chicago, 2007). Order No. DA3272973.
Chepaitis, Amy E., “Beyond the Rhetoric: What Are ‘True’ Public Private Partnerships? An Exploratory Study of Strategic Intent, Form, and Function in Healthcare ppps in New York State” (New York University, 2007). Order No. DA3265448.
Cillerai, Chiara, “Cosmopolitanism and National Identity in Early American Writings” (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 2007). Order No. DA32772786.
Clark, Bradley T., “River Restoration and Dam Removal in the American West: An Examination of Policy Change across Political Jurisdictions” (Colorado State University, 2007). Order No. DA3266405.
Davidson, Megan E., “Transgender Cultural Activism in the U.S.: Sexed Bodies, Gender Identities, Contentious Politics, and Social Change” (State University of New York, Binghamton, 2007). Order No. DA3266784.
Eichsteadt, James Eric, “‘Shut it down’: The May 1970 National Student Strike at the Univeristy of California at Berkeley, Syracuse University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison” (Syracuse University, 2007). Order No. DA3266291.
Glassman, Matthew Eric, “Building States: Institutions, Interests, and Action in the Political Development of the American West, 1776–1912” (Yale University, 2007). Order No. DA3267248.
Jacobs, Beth Browning, “On Liberalism and Its Theology in Anglo-America: A Linguistic and Historical Exploration” (University of Illinois, Chicago, 2007). Order No. DA3266850.
Janson, Michael A., “A Christian Century: Liberal Protestantism, the New Deal, and the Origins of Post-War American Politics” (University of Pennsylvania, 2007). Order No. DA3260927.
Koch, Walter E., “Explaining the Age Gap in Voter Turnout in the United States” (State University of New York, Buffalo, 2007). Order No. DA3261970.
Lupo, Lindsey Jill Harrison, “The Flak Catchers: One Hundred Years of Riot Commission Politics in America” (University of California, Irvine, 2007). Order No. DA3269626.
Mao, Joyce, “Asia First: China and American Conservatism, 1937–1965” (University of California, Berkeley, 2007). Order No. DA3275512.
Mayo-Bobee, Dinah, “‘Something energetic and spirited’: Massachusetts Federalists, Rational Politics, and Political Economy in the Age of Jefferson, 1805–1815” (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007). Order No. DA3275797.
McGuire, Tom, “Andrew Johnson and the Northern Revolution” (Columbia University, 2007). Order No. DA3266640.
Orujyan, Armen, “Getting the Most Out of Modern U.S. Presidential Campaigns” (Claremont Graduate University, 2007). Order No. DA3268255.
Schwartz, Liam Cullen, “Friend and Foe: Congressional Development in a System of Separated Power” (Harvard University, 2007). Order No. DA3264890.
Slauter, William, “News and Diplomacy in the Age of the American Revolution” (Princeton University, 2007). Order No. DA3171643.
Végsö, Roland, “The Naked Communist: Anti-Communist Popular Fiction, 1945–1963” (State University of New York, Buffalo, 2007). Order No. DA3261951.
Ward, Carrington Rhydderch, “The Scholar Diplomats: American Foreign Policy Scholars in Power, 1948–1970” (University of Chicago, 2007). Order No. DA3273092.
Allen, Thomas B., Declassified: 50 Top-Secret Documents That Changed History. (Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2008. 320 pp. $26.00, isbn 978-1-4262-0222-3.)
Badger, Anthony J., fdr: The First Hundred Days. (New York: Hill and Wang, 2008. xviii, 200 pp. $23.00, isbn 978-0-8090-4441-2.)
Bridges, Kenneth, Twilight of the Texas Democrats: The 1978 Governor’s Race. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2008. x, 219 pp. $39.95, isbn 978-1-60344-009-7.)
Brookhiser, Richard, George Washington on Leadership. (New York: Basic, 2008. xii, 269 pp. $26.00, isbn 978-0-465-00302-0.)
Christensen, Rob, The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: The Personalities, Elections, and Events That Shaped Modern North Carolina. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. xii, 351 pp. $30.00, isbn 978-0-8078-3189-2.)
Collins, Jane L., Micaela di Leonardo, and Brett Williams, eds., New Landscapes of Inequality: Neoliberalism and the Erosion of Democracy in America. (Santa Fe: School for Advanced Research, 2008. xiv, 281 pp. Paper, $29.95, isbn 978-1-934691-01-4.) Citations to relevant essays can be found in “Recent Scholarship Online” http://www.journalofamericanhistory.org/rso/.
Cooper, Christopher A., and H. Gibbs Knotts, eds., The New Politics of North Carolina. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. xiv, 314 pp. Cloth, $65.00, isbn 978-0-8078-3191-5. Paper, $22.95, isbn 978-0-8078-5876-9.)
Dean, John W., and Barry M. Goldwater Jr., Pure Goldwater. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. xiv, 399 pp. $27.95, isbn 978-1-4039-7741-0.)
Dusinberre, William, Slavemaster President: The Double Career of James Polk. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. xiv, 258 pp. Cloth, $55.00, isbn 978-0-19-515735-2. Paper, $30.00, isbn 978-0-19-532603-1.)
Ellis, Richard J., Presidential Travel: The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2008. x, 317 pp. $34.95, isbn 978-0-7006-1580-3.)
Ely, James W., Jr., and Bradley G. Bond, eds., The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, vol. 10: Law and Politics. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. xx, 432 pp. Cloth, $39.95, isbn 978-0-8078-3205-9. Paper, $19.95, isbn 978-0-8078-5884-4.)
Faber, Richard B., and Elizabeth A. Bedford, Domestic Programs of the American Presidents: A Critical Evaluation. (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2008. x, 210 pp. Paper, $35.00, isbn 978-0-7864-3183-0.)
Falk, Erika, Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2008. 171 pp. Cloth, $65.00, isbn 978-0-252-03311-7. Paper, $19.95, isbn 978-0-252-07511-7.)
Fawcett, Bill, Oval Office Oddities: An Irreverent Collection of Presidential Facts, Follies, and Foibles. (New York: HarperCollins, 2008. viii, 341 pp. Paper, $13.95, isbn 978-0-06-134617-0.)
Felzenberg, Alvin S., The Leaders We Deserved (And a Few We Didn’t): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game. (New York: Basic, 2008. xiv, 442 pp. $29.95, isbn 978-0-465-00291-7.)
Foley, Michael, American Credo: The Place of Ideas in U.S. Politics. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. 482 pp. $99.00, isbn 978-0-19-923267-3.)
Hoopes, James, Hail to the ceo: The Failure of George W. Bush and the Cult of Moral Leadership. (Westport: Praeger, 2008. xiv, 131 pp. $34.95, isbn 978-0-313-34784-9.)
Howard, Gene, Patterson for Alabama: The Life and Career of John Patterson. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2008. x, 256 pp. $29.95, isbn 978-0-8173-1605-1.)
Lichtman, Allan J., The Keys to the White House: A Surefire Guide to Predicting the Next President, 2008 Edition. (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008. xii, 204 pp. Cloth, $45.00, isbn 978-0-7425-6269-1. Paper, $14.95, isbn 978-0-7425-6270-7.)
Minow, Newton N., and Craig L. Lamay, Inside the Presidential Debates: Their Improbable Past and Promising Future. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. xviii, 219 pp. $22.50, isbn 978-0-226-53041-3.)
Montgomery, Bruce P., The Bush-Cheney Administration’s Assault on Open Government. (Westport: Praeger, 2008. xii, 213 pp. $49.95, isbn 978-0-275-99904-9.)
Nardulli, Peter F., ed., Domestic Perspectives on Contemporary Democracy. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2008. xii, 178 pp. Cloth, $80.00, isbn 978-0-252-03319-3. Paper, $23.00, isbn 978-0-252-07521-6.)
Rauchway, Eric, The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. x, 150 pp. Paper, $9.95, isbn 978-0-19-532634-5.)
Richard, Carl J., Greeks and Romans Bearing Gifts: How the Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers. (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008. xiv, 203 pp. $22.95, isbn 978-0-7425-5623-2.)
Samson, Daniel, The Spirit of Industry and Improvement: Liberal Government and Rural-Industrial Society, Nova Scotia, 1790–1862. (Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2008. x, 432 pp. $85.00, isbn 978-0-7735-3353-0.)
Shain, Barry Alan, ed., The Nature of Rights at the American Founding and Beyond. (Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2007. xiv, 337 pp. $45.00, isbn 978-0-8139-2666-7.)
Sheldon, Garrett Ward, and C. William Hill Jr., The Liberal Republicanism of John Taylor of Caroline. (Cranbury: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2008. 263 pp. $54.50, isbn 978-0-8386-4136-1.)
Skowronek, Stephen, Presidential Leadership in Political Time: Reprise and Reappraisal. (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2008. xvi, 192 pp. Cloth, $34.95, isbn 978-0-7006-1574-2. Paper, $16.95, isbn 978-0-7006-1575-9.)
Stein, Mark, How the States Got Their Shapes. (Washington: Smithsonian Books, 2008. xvi, 332 pp. $22.95, isbn 978-0-06-143138-8.)
Tipton, Steven M., Public Pulpits: Methodists and Mainline Churches in the Moral Argument of Public Life. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. xvi, 556 pp. $35.00, isbn 978-0-226-80474-3.)
Tonello, Fabrizio, Il nazionalismo americano (American nationalism). (Novara: De Agostani, 2007. 224 pp. €17.00, isbn 978-88-7675-639-9.) In Italian.
Vazzano, Frank P., Politician Extraordinaire: The Tempestuous Life and Times of Martin L. Davey. (Kent: Kent State University Press, 2008. xiv, 322 pp. $45.00, isbn 978-0-87338-920-4.)
Whitaker, Lois Duke, ed., Voting the Gender Gap. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2008. xii, 216 pp. Cloth, $60.00, isbn 978-0-252-03320-9. Paper, $20.00, isbn 978-0-252-07525-4.)
Beatty, Bob, “‘You Have to Like People’: A Conversation with Former Governor William H. Avery,” Kansas History, 31 (Spring 2008), 48–67. Heavily illustrated.
Critchlow, Donald T., John Korasick, and Matthew C. Sherman, eds., Political Conspiracies in America: A Reader. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2008. xiv, 174 pp. Cloth, $55.00, isbn 978-0-253-35079-4. Paper, $21.95, isbn 978-0-253-21964-0.)
Harris, Fred, Does People Do It? A Memoir. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008. xvi, 226 pp. $24.95, isbn 978-0-8061-3913-5.)
Kvasnicka, Robert M., ed., The Trans-Mississippi West, 1804–1912: A Guide to Federal Records for the Territorial Period, Part 4, Section 3. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2007. vol. 1: xx, 656 pp. vol. 2: vi, 448 pp. pp. Paper, $49.00/set, isbn 1-880875-29-2/set.)
Lint, Gregg L., et al., eds., Papers of John Adams, vol. 14: October 1782–May 1783. (Cambridge: Belknap, 2008. lii, 582 pp. $100.00, isbn 978-0-674-02607-0.)
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