The Political Philosophy of the New Deal

by Hubert H. Humphrey

Book Overview

Brought up on Wilsonian democracy and populist ideals, a young Hubert Humphrey witnessed the near-failure of the American political system during the Great Depression and its revival under Franklin D. Roosevelt. In The Political Philosophy of the New Deal, Humphrey responds to the changing political landscape of his early adulthood and offers a wide-ranging analysis of the New Deal and its place in the American traditions of individualism and social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807160334
• ISBN13: 9780807160336
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"