David A Horowitz

America's Political Class Under Fire

The Twentieth Century's Great Culture War

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Produktbeschreibung

A groundbreaking analysis of the role of "anti-intellectualism" in American lifeExamines the public reaction to progressive projects such as the New Deal and federal civil rights programsIncorporates populist studies in the tradition of historian Christopher Lasch and others

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780415946919
• ISBN-10: 0415946913
• Artikelnr.: 21143782

Autorenporträt

David A. Horowitz is Professor of History at Portland State University. He is the co-author of Beyond Left andRight: Insurgency and the Establishment (1997).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: America's Controversy with New Class Guardians 1. Secular
Liberalism on Trial in the Turbulent 1920s 2. Shadow Government: The Brains
Trust Under Fire, 1932-1936 3. The Welfare State and Its Discontents,
1936-1941 4. Planners versus Enterprisers: The Free World at Home During
World War II 5. Pledging Allegiance: The Political Class and Cold War
Loyalty, 1946-1952 6. Hidden Persuasions: The Disputed Agenda of 1950s
Policy Elites 7. Zero Sum Governance: Social Interventionists and Race
Politics, 1954-1968 8. Class War: The Liberal Establishment Besieged,
1968-1980 9. Far from Paradise: Social Guardians in the Postmodern Era,
1980-2000 Conclusion: The Guardian Class and American Democracy Notes
Bibliography of Archival Sources and Public Documents