| Description |
xix, 329 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Freedom songs, 1820s-1840s -- The halfway revolution, 1840s-1870s -- The salvation of labor, 1870s-1890s -- A tale of three socialisms, 1890s-1920s -- The paradox of American communism, 1920s-1950s -- Not with my life, you don't, 1950s-1980s -- Rebels without a movement, 1980s-2010 |
| Summary |
A panoramic history of liberal politics in America analyzes the impact of major movements throughout the past two centuries, from abolitionism and industrial-age labor disputes to the civil-rights movement and the emergence of alternative political groups |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Radicalism -- United States -- History.
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Social change -- United States -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140511
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| LC no. |
2011013886 |
| ISBN |
9780307266286 |
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0307266281 |
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