The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order, 1930-1980Steve Fraser, Gary Gerstle Princeton University Press, 2020 M07 21 - 344 pages The description for this book, The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order, 1930-1980, will be forthcoming. |
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Page xvi
... become, by 1930, an endangered species; so too had the unskilled laborers whose abysmal working conditions had aroused such political anxiety about the capacity of capitalist society to deliver a decent life to wage earners. In their ...
... become, by 1930, an endangered species; so too had the unskilled laborers whose abysmal working conditions had aroused such political anxiety about the capacity of capitalist society to deliver a decent life to wage earners. In their ...
Page xvii
... become the focus for this private life; so did the new “scientific” gospel on the expressive and liberating possibilities inherent in family life. Middleclass Americans relied heavily on professional expertise, especially on the ...
... become the focus for this private life; so did the new “scientific” gospel on the expressive and liberating possibilities inherent in family life. Middleclass Americans relied heavily on professional expertise, especially on the ...
Page xix
... become apparent during the halcyon days of 1960s prosperity. They became much more serious as the costs of defending the “free world” and, in particular, of fighting the Vietnam War began to force cutbacks in domestic social spending ...
... become apparent during the halcyon days of 1960s prosperity. They became much more serious as the costs of defending the “free world” and, in particular, of fighting the Vietnam War began to force cutbacks in domestic social spending ...
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... become critical. Many currencies were floating and international finance had virtually collapsed. World trade had shrunk to a fraction of its previous level. In many countries one-fifth or more of the work force was idle. Homeless ...
... become critical. Many currencies were floating and international finance had virtually collapsed. World trade had shrunk to a fraction of its previous level. In many countries one-fifth or more of the work force was idle. Homeless ...
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... become one of the largest commercial banks in the world. Though the competition did not yet take partisan form, the bank bitterly opposed Morgan interests, which attempted to use the New York Federal Reserve Bank against it. Morgan also ...
... become one of the largest commercial banks in the world. Though the competition did not yet take partisan form, the bank bitterly opposed Morgan interests, which attempted to use the New York Federal Reserve Bank against it. Morgan also ...
Contents
Toward | 32 |
The Labor Question | 55 |
The New Deal and the Idea of the State | 85 |
Politics and | 153 |
THE NEW DEAL POLITICAL ORDER | 183 |
The Failure and Success of the New Radicalism | 212 |
The Rise of the Silent Majority | 243 |
A Realignment | 269 |
Epilogue | 294 |
Index | 301 |
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