The American left : its impact on politics and society since 1900 /

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Author / Creator:Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri.
Imprint:Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2013]
©2013
Description:vii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9970021
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ISBN:9780748668878 (hbk.)
074866887X (hbk.)
9780748668892 (webready pdf)
9780748668915 (epub)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-249) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The reputation of the American Left
  • 2. The socialist origins of social security
  • 3. Early achievers on the American Left
  • 4. Socialists in congress
  • 5. The identification of America and its fascist enemy
  • 6. The new deal's undeclared socialism
  • 7. The Republican re-invention of socialism
  • 8. The New Left shares the credit
  • 9. The newer Left
  • 10. The Republican road to nationalization
  • 11. Obama: a president for the Left?