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Dangerous convictions : what's really wrong with the U.S. Congress / Tom Allen.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]Copyright date: Ã2013Description: 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190252687 (ebook) :.Subject(s): United States -- Politics and government -- 2009- | United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-
| United States. Congress -- History -- 21st centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199931989DDC classification: 328.73 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: By virtually all measures, polarization in Congress has increased dramatically over the course of the past two decades. Former Democratic Congressman Tom Allen lived through this era, serving six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Drawing from his own experiences in the Congressional trenches, he tackles the root cause of why Democrats and Republicans arrived at a point where they barely speak to each other.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
By virtually all measures, polarization in Congress has increased dramatically over the course of the past two decades. Former Democratic Congressman Tom Allen lived through this era, serving six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Drawing from his own experiences in the Congressional trenches, he tackles the root cause of why Democrats and Republicans arrived at a point where they barely speak to each other.
Description based on print version record.