Running Steel, Running America: Race, Economic Policy, and the Decline of Liberalism

by Judith Stein

Book Overview

The history of modern liberalism has been hotly debated in
contemporary politics and the academy. Here, Judith Stein uses
the steel industry--long considered fundamental to the U.S.
economy--to examine liberal policies and priorities after World
War II. In a provocative revision of postwar American history,
she argues that it was the primacy of foreign commitments and the
outdated economic policies of the state, more than the nation's
racial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807847275
• ISBN13: 9780807847275
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"