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The liberal state on trial : the Cold War and American politics in the Truman years /
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 compara...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2004.
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| Colección: | Columbia studies in contemporary American history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 383 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-363) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0231508301 9780231508308 |