The Liberal State on Trial: The Cold War and American Politics in the Truman Years

by Jonathan Bell

Book Overview

What was left, in both senses of the word, of liberalism after the death of Franklin Roosevelt? This question has aroused considerable historical debate because it raises the question of why the United States, during the Truman years, developed a much less state-centered orthodoxy than other comparable, powerful liberal states. What were the consequences of this fundamental choice that would shape the character and direction of American society...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231133561
• ISBN13: 9780231133562
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher