The Dark Side of the Left: Illiberal Egalitarianism in America

by Richard J. Ellis and Associate Professor of Political Science Richard J Ellis

Book Overview

Why do people who identify themselves as liberal or egalitarian sometimes embrace intolerance or even preach violence? This book examines the illiberal tendencies of egalitarian movements in American history, from the radical abolitionists of the 1830s, to the New Left activists of the 1960s.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700608753
• ISBN13: 9780700608751
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.7" x 9.7"