03074nam 2200673Ia 450 991082093540332120200520144314.00-19-802818-01-280-65542-90-19-534795-10-19-518014-30-19-515859-8(CKB)2560000000294370(EBL)281212(OCoLC)476025805(SSID)ssj0000100021(PQKBManifestationID)12033176(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100021(PQKBWorkID)10014531(PQKB)10450628(StDuBDS)EDZ0000023157(MiAaPQ)EBC281212(MiAaPQ)EBC7036470(Au-PeEL)EBL7036470(OCoLC) 50666377(FINmELB)ELB165402(EXLCZ)99256000000029437020000223d2001 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAfter progress American social reform and European socialism in the twentieth century /Norman BirnbaumNew York ;Oxford Oxford University Press20011 online resource (x, 432 pages)0-19-512005-1 0-19-984935-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Early Struggles; 3. The Russian Revolution-and After; 4. The Thirties and War; 5. The Welfare State; 6. Contending Versions of Socialism; 7. The Golden Age and Its Several Endings; 8. Is Mediterranean Socialism Different?; 9. ""Les Anglo-Saxons"": Great Britain; 10. ""Les Anglo-Saxons"": The United States; 11. Is Solidarity Possible?; Notes; Bibliography; Index;The twentieth century witnessed a profound shift in both socialism and social reform. In the early 1900's, social reform seemed to offer a veritable religion of redemption, but by the century's end, while socialism remained a vibrant force in European society, a culture of extreme individualism and consumption all but squeezed the welfare state out of existence. Documenting this historic change, After Progress: European Socialism and American Social Reform in the 20th Century is the first truly comprehensive look at the course of social reform and Western politics after Communism, brilliantlySocialismEuropeHistory20th centurySocialismUnited StatesHistory20th centurySocial problemsEuropeHistory20th centurySocial problemsUnited StatesHistory20th centurySocialismHistorySocialismHistorySocial problemsHistorySocial problemsHistory303.4840904335/.0094/0904Birnbaum Norman107037MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820935403321After progress4076091UNINA