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Autore |
Whisenhunt Donald W |
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Utopian movements and ideas of the Great Depression [[electronic resource]] : dreamers, believers, and madmen / / Donald W. Whisenhunt |
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Lanham, Md. ; ; Plymouth, England, : Lexington Books, c2013 |
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1-4985-5703-1 |
0-7391-8133-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (195 p.) |
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Utopias - United States - History - 20th century |
Utopian socialism - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
United States Intellectual life 20th century |
United States Social conditions 1933-1945 |
United States Social conditions 1918-1932 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Utopians; 3 The Politician; 4 The Priest; 5 The Socialists; 6 The Editor; 7 The King; 8 The Writers; 9 Conclusion; Index; About the Author |
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Utopian Movements and Ideas of the Great Depression explores several lesser known movements for change and reform in the Great Depression Era of the 1930s. It includes studies of a few communal societies, proposals for reform, and analyses of several books written in the 1930s that propose solutions to the nation's economic ills. Arguably, America has been a Utopian experiment from its beginning; these movements and ideas of the 1930s were the latest manifestation of that experiment to that time. Despite their lack of obvious success, |
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