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Divided Mind Of American Libe
James R. Hurtgen
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Description for Divided Mind Of American Libe
Hardback. The Divided Mind of American Liberalism reveals the crisis at the heart of modern American liberalism. James Hurtgen's historical narrative traces the liberal movement through three periods of reform: the progressive movement, the New Deal, and the Great Society. Num Pages: 152 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
The Divided Mind of American Liberalism reveals the crisis at the heart of modern American liberalism. James Hurtgen's historical narrative traces the liberal movement through three periods of reform: the progressive movement, the New Deal, and the Great Society. Drawing on the views of political activists, presidents, and theorists the work examines the tensions that resulted in the ideological disunion—based on deep and lasting divisions over the desirability of centralized political power—of the communitarian "decentralists" and individualist "modernist" wings of the liberal movement. It documents how a "modernist" willingness to accept properly reformed, nationally exercised power held sway through much ... Read more
The Divided Mind of American Liberalism reveals the crisis at the heart of modern American liberalism. James Hurtgen's historical narrative traces the liberal movement through three periods of reform: the progressive movement, the New Deal, and the Great Society. Drawing on the views of political activists, presidents, and theorists the work examines the tensions that resulted in the ideological disunion—based on deep and lasting divisions over the desirability of centralized political power—of the communitarian "decentralists" and individualist "modernist" wings of the liberal movement. It documents how a "modernist" willingness to accept properly reformed, nationally exercised power held sway through much ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739103203
SKU
V9780739103203
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About James R. Hurtgen
James R. Hurtgen is Professor of Political Science at SUNY-Fredonia.
Reviews for Divided Mind Of American Libe
James R. Hurtgen divides American liberals into two groups, "decentralists" and "modernists," and traces their differing views on public policy through three periods of reform. The division itself is provocative and his account of how these two sensibilities competed among Progressive, New Deal, and Great Society activists is fair and compelling. The Divided Mind of American Liberalism is an important ... Read more