Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 An area in the midst of deep change, Southern Africa was in turmoil a short decade ago, its politics framed by white versus black, colonialism versus decolonialism, majority rule versus minority rights. With new political discourses beginning in the early 1990s, [...] Read more »
Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning Reviews
Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning “Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the [...] Read more »
Party of the People: A History of the Democrats
Party of the People: A History of the Democrats After more than two centuries of sometimes stormy, always intriguing history, the Democratic Party of the United States survives as the oldest political organization in the world. In Party of the People, veteran political chronicler Jules Witcover traces the Democratic Party’s evolution, from its roots in [...] Read more »