After Progress [[electronic resource] ] : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century
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| Autore: |
Birnbaum Norman
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| Titolo: |
After Progress [[electronic resource] ] : American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (445 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.4840904 |
| 335/.0094/0904 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Socialism - History - 20th century - Europe |
| Socialism - History - 20th century - United States | |
| Social problems - History - 20th century - Europe | |
| Social problems - History - 20th Century - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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, brilliantly |
| Titolo autorizzato: | After Progress |
| ISBN: | 0-19-802818-0 |
| 1-280-65542-9 | |
| 0-19-534795-1 | |
| 0-19-518014-3 | |
| 0-19-515859-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910465589203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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