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American Left
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Author : Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-31
American Left written by Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-31 with Electronic books categories.
Only the American right has ever really recognised the potency of the American left. Now, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones fully details the left's numerous achievements, including the welfare state, opposing militarism, reshaping of American culture, black rights a
Encyclopedia Of The American Left
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Author : Mari Jo Buhle
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1998
Encyclopedia Of The American Left written by Mari Jo Buhle and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Medical categories.
The first comprehensive reference book on radicalism in the United States from the Civil War to the present, this work fills serious gaps in basic reference materials on American politics, labor, and culture by focusing on radicals rather than reformers. Merging previously unutilized sourcessuch as oral history with the wealth of insight available from feminist, ethnic, racial studies and popular culture analysis as well as traditional scholarly approaches, their efforts retrieved a hitherto inaccesible history.
The Agony Of The American Left
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Author : Christopher Lasch
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2013-03-20
The Agony Of The American Left written by Christopher Lasch and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-20 with Political Science categories.
Five long essays by an American historian, the author of The New Radicalism in America (1965). Under the rubric of "the collapse of mass-based radical movements," Lasch examines the decline of populism, the disintegration of the American socialist party, and the weaknesses of black nationalism. Also included is a history of the Congress for Cultural Freedom and a discussion of the '60's revival of ideological controversy.
A Conservative History Of The American Left
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Author : Daniel J. Flynn
language : en
Publisher: Forum Books
Release Date : 2008-04-29
A Conservative History Of The American Left written by Daniel J. Flynn and has been published by Forum Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-29 with History categories.
From Communes to the Clintons Why does Hillary Clinton crusade for government-provided health care for every American, for the redistribution of wealth, and for child rearing to become a collective obligation? Why does Al Gore say that it’s okay to “over-represent” the dangers of global warming in order to sell Americans on his draconian solutions? Why does Michael Moore call religion a device to manipulate “gullible” Americans? Where did these radical ideas come from? And how did they enter the mainstream discourse? In this groundbreaking and compelling new book, Daniel J. Flynn uncovers the surprising origins of today’s Left. The first work of its kind, A Conservative History of the American Left tells the story of this remarkably resilient extreme movement–one that came to America’s shores with the earliest settlers. Flynn reveals a history that leftists themselves ignore, whitewash, or obscure. Partly the Left’s amnesia is convenient: Who wouldn’t want to forget an ugly history that includes eugenics, racism, violence, and sheer quackery? Partly it is self-aggrandizing: Bold schemes sound much more innovative when you refuse to acknowledge that they have been tried–and have failed–many times before. And partly it is unavoidable: The Left is so preoccupied with its triumphal future that it doesn’t pause to learn from its past mistakes. So it goes that would-be revolutionaries have repeatedly failed to recognize the one troubling obstacle to their grandiose visions: reality. In unfolding this history, Flynn presents a page-turning narrative filled with colorful, fascinating characters–progressives and populists, radicals and reformers, socialists and SDSers, and leftists of every other stripe. There is the rags-to-riches Welsh industrialist who brought his utopian vision to America–one in which private property, religion, and marriage represented “the most monstrous evils”–and gained audiences with the likes of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Madison. There is the wife-swapping Bible thumper who nominated Jesus Christ for president. There is the playboy adventurer whose worshipful accounts of Soviet Russia lured many American liberals to Communism. There is the daughter of privilege turned violent antiwar activist who lost her life to a bomb she had intended to use against American soldiers. There are fanatics and free spirits, perverts and puritans, entrepreneurs and altruists, and many more beyond. A Conservative History of the American Left is a gripping chronicle of the radical visionaries who have relentlessly pursued their lofty ambitions to remake society. Ultimately, Flynn shows the destructiveness that comes from this undying pursuit of dreams that are utterly unattainable.
The American Left
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Author : Mark E. Kann
language : en
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Release Date : 1982
The American Left written by Mark E. Kann and has been published by Praeger Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Political Science categories.
Amern Left
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Author : Loren Baritz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971-11
Amern Left written by Loren Baritz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971-11 with Political Science categories.
The American Left In The Twentieth Century
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Author : John P. Diggins
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Release Date : 1973
The American Left In The Twentieth Century written by John P. Diggins and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Political Science categories.
The Rise And Fall Of The American Left
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Author : John Patrick Diggins
language : en
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Release Date : 1992
The Rise And Fall Of The American Left written by John Patrick Diggins and has been published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Looks at the history of the American Left, including its four distinct movements, and describes its leaders and goals
Solidarity Blues
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Author : Richard Iton
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2003-06-19
Solidarity Blues written by Richard Iton and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-19 with History categories.
A number of arguments have been made to explain the relative weakness of the American Left. A preference for individualism, the effects of prosperity, and the miscalculations of different components of the Left, including the labor movement, have been cited, among other factors, as possible explanations for this puzzling aspect of American exceptionalism. But these arguments, says Richard Iton, overlook a crucial factor--the powerful influence of race upon American life. Iton argues that the failure of the American Left lies in its inability to come to grips with the centrality of race in the American experience. Placing the history of the American Left in an illuminating comparative context, he also broadens our definition of the Left to include not just political parties and labor unions but also public policy and popular culture--an important source for the kind of cultural consensus needed to sustain broad social and collectivist efforts, Iton says. In short, by exposing the impact of race on the development of the American Left, Iton offers a provocative new way of understanding the unique orientation of American politics.
The Impossible Dream
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Author : Bernard K. Johnpoll
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1981-12-23
The Impossible Dream written by Bernard K. Johnpoll and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-12-23 with Political Science categories.