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Author Whisenhunt, Donald W

Title Utopian Movements and Ideas of the Great Depression : Dreamers, Believers, and Madmen
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (195 pages)
Contents 1 Introduction; 2 The Utopians; 3 The Politician; 4 The Priest; 5 The Socialists; 6 The Editor; 7 The King; 8 The Writers; 9 Conclusion; Index; About the Author
Summary Utopian Movements and Ideas of the Great Depression explores several lesser known movements for change and reform in the Great Depression Era of the 1930s. It includes studies of a few communal societies, proposals for reform, and analyses of several books written in the 1930s that propose solutions to the nation's economic ills. Arguably, America has been a Utopian experiment from its beginning; these movements and ideas of the 1930s were the latest manifestation of that experiment to that time. Despite their lack of obvious success
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Utopias -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Utopian socialism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Communism & Socialism.
Intellectual life
Social conditions
Utopian socialism
Utopias
SUBJECT United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140367
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140517
United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140516
Subject United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780739181331
0739181335
1299817971
9781299817975
1498557031
9781498557030