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Losing the center the decline of American liberalism, 1968-1992
Many Americans consider John F. Kennedy's presidency to represent the apex of American liberalism. Kennedy's ""Vital Center"" blueprint united middle-class and working-class Democrats and promoted freedom abroad while recognizing the limits of American power. Liberalism...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Lexington
University Press of Kentucky
[2013]
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | Many Americans consider John F. Kennedy's presidency to represent the apex of American liberalism. Kennedy's ""Vital Center"" blueprint united middle-class and working-class Democrats and promoted freedom abroad while recognizing the limits of American power. Liberalism thrived in the early 1960s, but its heyday was short-lived. In Losing the Center, Jeffrey Bloodworth demonstrates how and why the once-dominant ideology began its steep decline, exploring its failures through the biographies of some of the Democratic Party's most important leaders, including Daniel Patrick Moynihan, He |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780813142319 0813142318 9781299660663 1299660665 9780813142302 081314230X |