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Jeffreys-Jones Rhodri |
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The American left : its impact on politics and society since 1900 / / Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones |
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Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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0-7486-9521-4 |
0-7486-6889-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xvii, 338 pages) : 1 illustration (black and white) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Right and left (Political science) - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 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? -- Appendix: Defining the Left and Adjacent Terms -- Notes -- Abbreviations used in the Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Conservatives argue that left-wing politics has had an excessive influence in the USA, but few others extend that credit. Now, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones tells the full story of the left's numerous achievements, from effective opposition to militarism to the winning of racial justice. |
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