"This book reimagines what partisanship might look like going forward from today. A new era of party-oriented reforms has the potential to pay respect the deep differences that divide us…

A peanut farmer from Georgia, Jimmy Carter rose to national power through mastering the strategy of the maverick politician. As the face of the ‘New South’, Carter’s strongest support emanated…

This 2004 book offers a major history of the demise of the committee era Congress and the rise of the contemporary legislative branch. Zelizer explains why reform in the 1970s…

In this collection, Jacobs and Zelizer explore the successes and limitations of the so-called Reagan Revolution and chronicle its legacy through subsequent presidencies. More than sixty thematically organized documents -…

Media Nation brings together some of the most exciting voices in media and political history to present fresh perspectives on the role of mass media in the evolution of modern…

‘The Kerner Report’ is a powerful window into the roots of racism and inequality in the United States. Drawing together decades of scholarship showing the widespread and ingrained nature of…

In Defining the Age, Paul Starr and Julian E. Zelizer bring together a group of distinguished contributors to consider how Daniel Bell’s ideas captured their historical moment and continue to…