U.S. Election 2024: The challenge of change
The 2024 U.S. Presidential election is around the corner, and it promises drama, excitement...
This eBook is structured and timed to give readers – including those who follow U.S. politics closely but also the general reader with an interest in current events – a flavour of the multiple dimensions of the election, including the drama of the campaign months, the unique features of the electoral system, and a clear sense of what each candidate stands for and offers the country and the world.
What's inside:
Setting the stage: contextualising a momentous election, by Narayan Lakshman
ABC of the 2024 U.S. election, by Varghese K. George
The process and intricacies of the U.S. elections, by Heena Goswami
When only one-fifth of the American voters really matter, by Atanu Biswas
Swing States and the 2024 election – An in-depth view, by Srinivasan Ramani
Voter psyche and key social concerns, by Anando Bhakto
How big tech is disrupting the democracy in the U.S., by Manish Tiwari
The education-election nexus, by Michael Roth
Editor's note
With this eBook on the U.S. election, The Hindu is introducing a series that will cover important events and issues, and subjects of interest that are not aligned with the regular news cycle. These books in digital format will be available free for subscribers of the online edition, including ePaper, and available for purchase for others. Each eBook will be around a single theme, and will seek to be comprehensive with articles from subject experts across the world. We intend to publish this series every month; going forward, we propose to cover sectors such as education, health, and sports, besides foreign affairs. Trust this will be a valuable addition to your digital library.
Suresh Nambath, Editor.
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