29%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Pocketbook Politics: Economic Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America
Meg Jacobs
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Pocketbook Politics: Economic Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America
Paperback. 'How much does it cost?' We think of this question as one that preoccupies the nation's shoppers, not its statesmen. This book shows, the twentieth-century American polity in fact developed in response to that very consumer concern. It offers an interpretation of state power by integrating popular politics and policymaking. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
How much does it cost? We think of this question as one that preoccupies the nation's shoppers, not its statesmen. But, as Pocketbook Politics dramatically shows, the twentieth-century American polity in fact developed in response to that very consumer concern. In this groundbreaking study, Meg Jacobs demonstrates how pocketbook politics provided the engine for American political conflict throughout the twentieth century. From Woodrow Wilson to Franklin Roosevelt to Richard Nixon, national politics turned on public anger over the high cost of living. Beginning with the explosion of prices at the turn of the century, every strike, demonstration, and boycott ... Read more
How much does it cost? We think of this question as one that preoccupies the nation's shoppers, not its statesmen. But, as Pocketbook Politics dramatically shows, the twentieth-century American polity in fact developed in response to that very consumer concern. In this groundbreaking study, Meg Jacobs demonstrates how pocketbook politics provided the engine for American political conflict throughout the twentieth century. From Woodrow Wilson to Franklin Roosevelt to Richard Nixon, national politics turned on public anger over the high cost of living. Beginning with the explosion of prices at the turn of the century, every strike, demonstration, and boycott ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Politics and Society in Modern America
Condition
New
Weight
515g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691130415
SKU
V9780691130415
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Meg Jacobs
Meg Jacobs is Associate Professor of American History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, She is the co-editor of The Democratic Experiment: New Directions in American Political History (Princeton).
Reviews for Pocketbook Politics: Economic Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America
Winner of the 2006 Ellis W. Hawley Prize, Organization of American Historians Winner of the 2006 New England Historical Association Book Prize, New England Historical Association Meg Jacobs strides boldly through the shards of the old, broken narrative and, with her eye on previously overlooked actors and events, constructs a new story of the rise and fall of the ... Read more