books by James A. Morone (hellfire american politics)

books by James A. Morone

books:

Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History

7 reviews
James A. Morone

Yale University Press, 2004

Society's moral revolution and "the other"
By far the most interesting book I've read in a *long* time, Morone's _Hellfire Nation_ examines the 200+ years of America's history, but takes a wholly different approach from the norm; instead of seeing the early Puritan settlements as an anomaly that would gradually fade as history progressed, he cites the Puritanistic "us versus them" outlook of morality as being an integral part of most of ...

Health Politics and Policy

1 review
James A. Morone, Theodor J. Litman, ...

Delmar Cengage Learning, 2008

A must for students of health care policy
This is an absolute buy for students of health policy in all its aspects. It takes the reader through all areas of health care and policy, from its legislative process to its impact on society. It discusses the socio-economic costs of health care policies adopted by the US government at various times. If you are thinking of studying health care or you want to get introduced to the topic this ...

The Democratic Wish: Popular Participation and the Limits of American Government

1 review
James A. Morone

Basic Books, 1990

Excellent!
The book is a kind of one-two punch. It surveys American history and boils it down to a very neat equation. Americans yearn for an idyllic democracy, images of bucolic grace and wonderful heartland values as much as hard-boiled grit in facing injustice. Because we yearn, we look to democratize bad or corrupt systems. This is when interests come together under the fragile bond of this Deomcratic ...

Healthy, Wealthy, & Fair: Health Care and the Good Society

1 review

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Access To Healthcare Should Not Be A Freemarket Perk
Along with many Americans I frimly believe in freemarkets providing goods and services to the American people. America is one of the wealthiest countries in the world because of our adherence to the freemarket system. However, our citizens rank near the bottom in health status. Americans have lower life expectancy, more health-related morbidity and higher adolescent death rates than most other ...

Healthy, Wealthy, and Fair: Health Care and the Good Society

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

America may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet its citizens have lower life expectancy, more infant mortalities, and higher adolescent death rates than those in most other advanced industrial nations--and even some developing countries. In Healthy, Wealthy, and Fair a distinguished group of health policy experts pointedly examines this troubling paradox, as they chart the stark disparities in health and wealth in the United ...