@article{792541,
      author = {Mattson, Kevin,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/792541},
      title = {When America was great the fighting faith of postwar  liberalism / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Routledge,},
      abstract = {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.},
      recid = {792541},
      pages = {x, 231 p.},
      address = {New York :},
      year = {2004},
}