When America was great : the fighting faith of postwar liberalism / Kevin Mattson.
2004
JC574.2.U6 M33 2004 (Mapit)
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Title
When America was great : the fighting faith of postwar liberalism / Kevin Mattson.
Author
Mattson, Kevin, 1966-
ISBN
0415947758 (alk. paper)
0415947766 (pbk.)
0415947766 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : Routledge, 2004.
Language
English
Description
x, 231 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
JC574.2.U6 M33 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.51/3/097309044
Summary
In the midst of Eisenhower's America, at the peak of the conservative Cold War era, a movement of thinkers and writers defined a pragmatic liberal vision for America. In this tale that will redefine the word "liberal" for a new generation, Mattson retraces the intellectual journey of these towering figures--from historians Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and C. Vann Woodward, to economist John Kenneth Galbraith and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. They served in the Second World War. They opposed communism but also wanted to make America's poor visible to the affluent society. Contrary to those who characterize liberals as naïve or sentimental "bleeding hearts," they had a tough-minded and nuanced vision that stressed both human limitations and hope. They felt America should stand for something more than just a strong economy.--From publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-219) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction : Endings and beginnings
Characters : the unspoken virtues of liberalism
Enemies : the integrity of liberal anticommunism
Values : The pay-offs and problems of pluralism
Loves : the nation as beloved community
Hopes : liberalism and the quality of public life
Tragedies and conclusions.
Characters : the unspoken virtues of liberalism
Enemies : the integrity of liberal anticommunism
Values : The pay-offs and problems of pluralism
Loves : the nation as beloved community
Hopes : liberalism and the quality of public life
Tragedies and conclusions.