Fear Itself the New Deal and the Origins of Our Time

Name: Fear Itself the New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
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ISBN: 9780871407382

ISBN-10: 0871407388

ISBN-13: 9780871407382

Edition: 2014

Authors: Ira Katznelson

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Redefining our traditional understanding of the New Deal, Fear Itself finally examines this pivotal American era through a sweeping international lens that juxtaposes a struggling democracy with enticing ideologies like Fascism and Communism. Ira Katznelson, a towering figure in the study of American and European history (Cornel West), boldly asserts that, during the 1930s and 1940s, American democracy was rescued yet distorted by a unified band of southern lawmakers who safeguarded racial segregation as they built a new national state to manage capitalism and assert global power. This original study brings to vivid life the politicians and pundits of the time, including Walter Lippmann,…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 3/17/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.19" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Ira Katznelson is Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University. He is the author of many books, including Marxism and the Cityand the award-winning Liberalism's Crooked Circle: Letters to Adam Michnik.He has served as president of the Social Science History Association and of the Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association.