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Return of the "L" word : a liberal vision for the new century /

Somewhere in the 1970s liberals in the United States lost their way. After successes like the New Deal, they became arrogant. So argues Douglas Massey in Return of the "L" Word. Faced with the difficult politics of race and class, liberals used the heavy hand of government to impose polici...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Massey, Douglas S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Somewhere in the 1970s liberals in the United States lost their way. After successes like the New Deal, they became arrogant. So argues Douglas Massey in Return of the "L" Word. Faced with the difficult politics of race and class, liberals used the heavy hand of government to impose policies on a resentful public. Conservatives capitalized on this with a staunch ideology of free markets, limited government, and conservative social values. The time is ripe for a liberal realignment, declares Massey, but what has been lacking is a consistent liberal ideology that explains to voters, in simple te.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400826513
1400826519
9780691123035
0691123039