Title The liberal state on trial : the Cold War and American politics in the Truman years / Jonathan Bell

Published New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 383 pages) Series Columbia studies in contemporary American history Columbia studies in contemporary American history. Contents Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION : IDEOLOGIES OF THE STATE IN EARLY COLD WAR AMERICA -- 1. The Dynamics of Postwar Politics Before the Cold War -- 2. The 80th Congress and Conceptions of the State -- 3. Ideological Interpretations of Foreign Policy, 1947-1948 -- 4. Varieties of Liberalism in the 1948 Campaigns -- 5. Transnational Perspectives and Images of the State, 1949-1950 -- 6. The American State on Trial: THE 1950 MIDTERM ELECTIONS -- 7. All Internationalists Now: ESTABLISHING A CONSENSUS ON THE STATE IN THE COLD WAR, 1951-1952 -- CONCLUSION THE COLD WA R, THE STATE, AND POST NEW DEAL AMERICA -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Backmatter Summary What was left, in both senses of the word, of liberalism after the death of Franklin Roosevelt? This question has aroused considerable historical debate because it raises the question of why the United States, during the Truman years, developed a much less state-centered orthodoxy than other comparable, powerful liberal states. What were the consequences of this fundamental choice that would shape the character and direction of American society during the second half of the twentieth century? This book explores the role of the Cold War in shifting the center of gravity in American poli Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-363) and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century State, The. Cold War. HISTORY. HISTORY -- United States -- General. Diplomatic relations Liberalism Politics and government Social policy State, The SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140466 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140097 United States -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547 Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2004048405 ISBN 0231508301 9780231508308

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