The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment

The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment

by Julian E. Zelizer (Editor)
The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment

The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment

by Julian E. Zelizer (Editor)

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Overview

Leading historians provide perspective on Trump’s four turbulent years in the White House

The Presidency of Donald J. Trump presents a first draft of history by offering needed perspective on one of the nation’s most divisive presidencies. Acclaimed political historian Julian Zelizer brings together many of today’s top scholars to provide balanced and strikingly original assessments of the major issues that shaped the Trump presidency.

When Trump took office in 2017, he quickly carved out a loyal base within an increasingly radicalized Republican Party, dominated the news cycle with an endless stream of controversies, and presided over one of the most contentious one-term presidencies in American history. These essays cover the crucial aspects of Trump’s time in office, including his administration’s close relationship with conservative media, his war on feminism, the solidification of a conservative women’s movement, his response to COVID-19, the border wall, growing tensions with China and NATO allies, white nationalism in an era of Black Lives Matter, and how the high-tech sector flourished.

The Presidency of Donald J. Trump reveals how Trump was not the cause of the political divisions that defined his term in office but rather was a product of long-term trends in Republican politics and American polarization more broadly.

With contributions by Kathleen Belew, Angus Burgin, Geraldo Cadava, Merlin Chowkwanyun, Bathsheba Demuth, Gregory Downs, Jeffrey Engel, Beverly Gage, Nicole Hemmer, Michael Kazin, Daniel C. Kurtzer, James Mann, Mae Ngai, Margaret O’Mara, Jason Scott Smith, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Leandra Zarnow.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780691228945
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 04/12/2022
Pages: 488
Sales rank: 513,080
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Julian E. Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University. A CNN political analyst and a regular guest on NPR, he is the author of many books, including Burning Down the House, The Fierce Urgency of Now, and Abraham Joshua Heschel: A Life of Radical Amazement. Twitter @julianzelizer

Table of Contents

About the Contributors xi

1 Introduction: The Most Predictable, Unconventional Presidency Julian E. Zelizer 1

2 Reckoning with the Trumpian GOP Julian E. Zelizer 27

3 Remade in His Image: How Trump Transformed Right-Wing Media Nicole Hemmer 49

4 The Crisis of Truth in the Age of Trump Angus Burgin 67

5 Militant Whiteness in the Age of Trump Kathleen Belew 83

6 Latinos for Trump Geraldo Cadava 103

7 "Send Her Back": Trump's Feud with Feminists and Conservative Women's Triumph Leandra Zarnow 121

8 Immigration Policy and Politics under Trump Mae Ngai 144

9 The Rhetoric and Reality of Infrastructure during the Trump Presidency Jason Scott Smith 162

10 Against the Tide: The Trump Administration and Climate change Bathsheba Demuth 181

11 From Color-Blind to Black Lives Matter: Race, Class, and Politics under Trump Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 198

12 The Gilded Elevator: Tech in the Time of Trump Margaret O'Mara 219

13 No More Mulligans: Donald Trump and International Alliances Jeffrey A. Engel 238

14 Trump's China Policy: The Chaotic End to the Era of Engagement James Mann 259

15 Trump's Middle East Legacy: Arms, Autocrats, and Annexations Daniel C. Kurtzer 279

16 "Nut Job," "Scumbag," and "Fool": How Trump Tried to Deconstruct the FBI and the Administrative State-and Almost Succeeded Beverly Gage 298

17 The 60/40 Problem: Trump, Culpability, and COVID-19 Merlin Chowkwanyun 315

18 The Path of Most Resistance: How Democrats Battled Trump and Moved Left Michael Kazin 335

19 Impeachment after Trump Gregory P. Downs 351

Notes 373

Index 449

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“For much of his presidency, Donald Trump routinely made bold claims about his administration’s prominent place in history. Now we have the first full assessment of the Trump presidency by a group of first-rate American historians. This book is a must-read for anyone trying to understand where Trumpism fits in the larger arc of American history.”—Kevin M. Kruse, Princeton University

“This wonderful book manages at once to illustrate how profoundly strange our recent history has been while also situating it in the broad trends of the past fifty years. Readers bewildered by current events can look here for context, insight, and perspective.”—Kim Phillips-Fein, author of Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics

“Julian Zelizer has curated a multidimensional inquiry into a presidency that even Donald Trump himself is interested in defining historically. Much is at stake in doing so: its nature and novelties were disputed from the first, and the contributors bring clarity and perspective that changed my mind on a series of points.”—Samuel Moyn, Yale University

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