After Progress: American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century

by Norman Birnbaum

Book Overview

The twentieth century witnessed a profound shift in both socialism and social reform. In the early 1900s, social reform seemed to offer a veritable religion of redemption, but by the century's end, while socialism remained a vibrant force in European society, a culture of extreme individualism and consumption all but squeezed the welfare state out of existence. Documenting this historic change, After Progress: European Socialism and American Social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195158598
• ISBN13: 9780195158595
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.9"