@article{1390279, recid = {1390279}, author = {Katznelson, Ira,}, title = {Fear itself : the New Deal and the origins of our time /}, pages = {xii, 706 pages :}, abstract = {Redefining our traditional understanding of the New Deal, this book finally examines this pivotal American era through a sweeping international lens that juxtaposes a struggling democracy with enticing ideologies like Fascism and Communism. Historian Ira Katznelson asserts that, during the 1930s and 1940s, American democracy was rescued yet distorted by a unified band of southern lawmakers who safeguarded racial segregation as they built a new national state to manage capitalism and assert global power. --From publisher description.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1390279}, }