Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Early Struggles; 3. The Russian Revolution--and After; 4. The Thirties and War; 5. The Welfare State; 6. Contending Versions of Socialism; 7. The Golden Age and Its Several Endings; 8. Is Mediterranean Socialism Different?; 9. "Les Anglo-Saxons": Great Britain; 10. "Les Anglo-Saxons": The United States; 11. Is Solidarity Possible?; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Here, Birnbaum traces the decline and fall of social reform in Europe and America. He shows, for example, that William Howard Taft railed against socialism, by which he meant anything restricting the market
