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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452636503321

Autore

Whisenhunt Donald W

Titolo

Utopian movements and ideas of the Great Depression [[electronic resource]] : dreamers, believers, and madmen / / Donald W. Whisenhunt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md. ; ; Plymouth, England, : Lexington Books, c2013

ISBN

1-4985-5703-1

0-7391-8133-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Disciplina

335/.02097309043

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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,