UID:
almahu_9949494652802882
Format:
1 online resource :
,
illustrations (black and white).
ISBN:
9780300242683 (ebook) :
Series Statement:
Yale scholarship online
Content:
Toward the end of World War II, the three democracies faced a common choice: return to the civic order of prewar normalcy or embark instead on a path of progressive transformation. This text assesses the progressive agendas that crystallized in each of the allied democracies: their roots in the interwar decades, their development during wartime, the struggles to enact them in the early postwar years, and the mixed outcomes in each country. The work examines three progressive postwar manifestos that reveal a common agenda in the three nations. The issues at stake included priorities for reconstruction or reconversion; 'full employment' via economic planning; price controls; the roles of trade unions; expansion of social security; national health care; public housing; and educational reform. The text persuasively adds the United States to a discussion that is usually focused solely on Europe.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2019.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780300124354
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
URL:
Yale scholarship online
