Liberalism and its challengers : from F.D.R. to Bush / Alonzo L. Hamby.
Hamby, Alonzo L.
1992
E743 .H237 1992 (Mapit)
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Title
Liberalism and its challengers : from F.D.R. to Bush / Alonzo L. Hamby.
Author
Hamby, Alonzo L.
Edition
2nd ed.
ISBN
0195070291 (acid-free paper)
9780195070293 (acid-free paper)
0195070305 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780195070309 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
019503418X
9780195034189
Publication Details
New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 431 pages ; 22 cm
Call Number
E743 .H237 1992
Summary
Now brought up to date to cover the Reagan and Bush administrations, the second edition of this classic text plots the rise, fall and continuing evolution of the liberal tradition in America since the Depression. Focusing on ten key individuals, from Franklin Roosevelt to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Ronald Reagan, "The Roosevelt of the Right," Hamby employs lively biographical essays to illuminate the ideological bases of American liberalism and conservatism. An essential tool towards understanding for students of American history and politics. -- Provided by Publisher --
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-418) and index.
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The founding father : Franklin D. Roosevelt
The commoner : Harry S. Truman
The crisis and regeneration of Republican conservatism : Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert A. Taft, and Joseph R. McCarthy
The politics of prophecy : Martin Luther King, Jr.
From the old politics to the new : John and Robert Kennedy
The politics of excess : Lyndon B. Johnson
The flawed challenger : Richard M. Nixon
The Roosevelt of the Right : Ronald Reagan
The exhaustion of liberalism, the limits of conservatism, and the enduring deadlock of democracy.

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