Horowitz, David A.

America's Political Class under Fire : The Twentieth Century's Great Culture War. - 1 online resource (303 pages)

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: America's Controversy with the Guardian Class -- 1. Secular Liberalism on Trial in the Turbulent 1920s -- 2. Shadow Government: The Brains Trust Under Fire, 1932-1936 -- 3. The Welfare State and Its Discontents, 1936-1941 -- 4. Planners versus Enterprisers: The Free World at Home during World War II -- 5. Pledging Allegiance: The Political Class and Cold War Loyalty, 1946-1952 -- 6. Hidden Persuasions: The Disputed Agenda of 1950s Policy Elites -- 7. Zero Sum Governance: Social Interventionists and Race Politics, 1954-1968 -- 8. Class War: The Liberal Establishment Besieged, 1968-1980 -- 9. Far from Paradise: Social Guardians in the Postmodern Era, 1980-2001 -- Conclusion: The Political Class and American Democracy -- Notes -- Bibliography of Archival Sources and Public Documents -- Index.

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

9781135398286


Public opinion - United States - History - 20th century.


Electronic books.

HN90.S6 H67 2013

305.509730904

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