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Alterman, Eric.
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Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Liberalism -- United States -- 21st century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Alterman, Eric.
Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Liberalism -- United States -- 21st century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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The cause : the fight for American liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama / Eric Alterman and Kevin Mattson.
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Alterman, Eric.
Viking, 2012.
Call #:
320
.513
A466c
Subjects
Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Liberalism -- United States -- 21st century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9780670023431
0670023434
Description:
xi, 561 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-541) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the inheritance -- Henry, Harry, and Eleanor: three faces of liberalism -- The breaking point -- Is there anything we can do for you, Harry? -- The key to the destiny of tomorrow: toward a philosophy and practice of liberal foreign policy -- Culture warriors before their time, 1944-50 -- The first culture war: McCarthyism and the limits of liberalism -- Eggheads in the wilderness -- Civil rights wins, communism wanes, and liberalism is reborn -- The thousand days -- Master of disaster -- Paranoia strikes deep in the heartland -- In the darkness at the edge of town -- Malaise -- The Carter interregnum -- The even bleaker years, 1980-88 -- Reentering the world of ideas, rethinking the vital center, and the rise, fall, and rise of Bill Clinton, 1988-99 -- Beautiful losers -- "Hope and change?".
Summary:
A history of American liberalism since the Great Depression traces the pivotal roles of leading contributors, describing how their ambitions, flaws, and successes have shaped the nation's government, media, and culture.
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Mattson, Kevin, 1966-
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