{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-second-reconstruction-hardback-9781509538331","title":"The End of the Second Reconstruction (Hardback) 9781509538331","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe End of the Second Reconstruction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Johnson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509538331, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 June 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e�Richard Johnson�s brilliant comparison of America�s �two reconstructions� powerfully argues that multiracial democracy in the U.S. is under real threat.  But Johnson does more than wake us up.  He also outlines the politics that can address the crisis.�\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRick Valelly, Swarthmore College\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e�Johnson�s analysis of the two Reconstructions convincingly �lays waste to the blithe narratives of American exceptionalism� by arguing that only a forceful commitment to a multi-racial party politics and the Re-Construction of anti-democratic institutions can lead the U.S. towards a more democratic and inclusive future. A sobering read.�  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberley Johnson, New York University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDemocracy in the United States is under threat. The Trump administration’s attack on the legacy of the civil rights movement is undermining America’s claims to be a multi-racial democracy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This moment of peril has worrying parallels with a previous era of American history. The gains of the Reconstruction era after the civil war, which saw African Americans given full democratic rights, were totally reversed within a generation. There is a serious risk that the advances of the civil rights era – the ‘Second Reconstruction’ – will go the same way unless we learn from the past and appreciate that American democracy has never been a story of linear progress. Skilfully analysing the similarities – and the differences – between the 1870s and the 2010s, Johnson outlines a political strategy for avoiding a disastrous repetition of history in in the twilight of the Second Reconstruction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Anyone interested in seeing the Trump presidency in wider historical context, from students of race, politics and history in the US to the interested general reader, will find this book an essential and sobering guide to our past – and, if we’re not careful, our future.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments vi \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Rise of the First Reconstruction 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Fall of the First Reconstruction 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Rise of the Second Reconstruction 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Compromise of 2016 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Reconstructing Reconstruction 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 195\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441801490712,"sku":"9781509538331","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509538331.jpg?v=1785026109","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-end-of-the-second-reconstruction-hardback-9781509538331","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}