When America was great [electronic resource] : the fighting faith of postwar liberalism / Kevin Mattson.
Mattson, Kevin, 1966-
2004
JC574.2.U6 M28 2004
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Title When America was great [electronic resource] : the fighting faith of postwar liberalism / Kevin Mattson.
Author Mattson, Kevin, 1966-
ISBN 0415947758
0415947766
Imprint New York : Routledge, 2004.
Language English
Description x, 231 p.
Call Number JC574.2.U6 M28 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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.

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