Books by Alan Brinkley

Brinkley offers an account of postwar liberalism since the 1930s. Looking beyond the internal weaknesses of liberalism and the broad social and economic forces it faced, he considers the role of alternative political traditions in liberalism's downfall. What emerges is a picture of a tradition far less uniform and stable than has been argued.

Those who teach college students have extensive training in their disciplines, but unlike their counterparts at the high school or elementary school level, they often have surprisingly little instruction in the craft of teaching itself. This guide offers practical advice for various situations a new teacher might face.

Three prominent and highly visible writers confront the threats posed by current challenges to the American Constitution.