Donald Trump in Historical Perspective: Dead Precedents

ISBN-13: 9780367626952 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 138 str.

Harvey, Michael

Opis

Donald Trump in Historical Perspective: Dead Precedents is a collection of essays that utilizes the thinking of historians, philosophers, and political scientists to explore historical parallels to the presidency of Donald J. Trump, the 45^th President of the United States of America.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: History's Rhymes, 2. Plutarch and the precedents for Dead Precedents, 3. The Politics of Anger: Donald Trump and Cleon of Athens, 4. Plato's Tyrannical Soul and Donald Trump's (In)authentic Leadership, 5. Politics as Theater: Trump and Machiavelli’s Political Actors, 6. Populism from Above: Donald Trump, Andrew Jackson, and the Politics of White Vengeance, 7. Idols of Consumption: From Mussolini to Trump, 8. Donald Trump, Mao Zedong and Religious Anti-Intellectualism, 9. From Dog Whistles to Fog Horns: Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, and Their Silent Majorities, 10. Conclusion: In the Twilight of Trump’s Idols

O autorze

Michael Harvey is Provost and Dean, Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.