Format:
1 online resource (244 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203021040
Content:
A sweeping intellectual history that will make us rethink postwar politics and culture, When America Was Great profiles the thinkers and writers who crafted a new American liberal tradition in a conservative era -- from historians Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and C. Vann Woodward, to economist John Kenneth Galbraith and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. A compelling tale that will redefine the word "liberal" for a new generation, Mattson retraces the intellectual journey of these towering figures. They served in the Second World War. They opposed communism but also wanted to make America's poor visible to the affluent society. Contrary to those who characterize liberals as naïve or sentimental "bleeding hearts," they had a tough-minded and nuanced vision that stressed both human limitations and hope. They felt America should stand for something more than just a strong economy.
Content:
Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS -- C H A P T E R O N ECharacters The Unspoken Virtues of Liberalism -- C H A P T E R T W O Enemies The Integrity of Liberal Anticommunism -- C H A P T E R T H R E E Values The Pay-Offs and Problems of Pluralism -- C H A P T E R F O U R Loves The Nation as Beloved Community -- C H A P T E R F I V E Hopes Liberalism and the Quality of Public Life -- C H A P T E R S I X Tragedies and Conclusions -- Notes -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415947756
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415947756
Additional Edition:
Print version When America Was Great : The Fighting Faith of Postwar Liberalism
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=214866
