TY - BOOK N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - Fear itself :the New Deal and the origins of our time / AU - Katznelson, Ira, ET - First edition. CN - E806 CN - E806 ID - 1390279 KW - New Deal, 1933-1939. KW - World politics KW - Political culture KW - New Deal, 1933-1939 KW - Political culture. KW - Politics and government KW - World politics. KW - Internationale Politik KW - Wirtschaftspolitik SN - 9780871404503 SN - 0871404508 SN - 9780871407382 SN - 0871407388 TI - Fear itself :the New Deal and the origins of our time / ER -