The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama Hardcover - 2012
by Eric Alterman; Kevin Mattson
The definitive history of American postwar liberalism, told through the lens of those who brought it to life.
Liberalism stands proudly at the center of American politics and culture. Driven by passion for social justice, tempered by respect for the difficulty of change, liberals have struggled to end economic inequality, racial discrimination, and political repression. Liberals have fueled their cause with the promise of American life and visions of national greatness, seeking to transform the White House; the halls of Congress, the courts, the worlds of entertainment, law, media, and the course of public opinion. Bestselling author, journalist, and historian Eric Alterman, together with historian Kevin Mattson, traces the history of liberal ideals through the lives and struggles of fascinating personalities. The Cause tells the remarkable story of politicians, intellectuals, visionaries, activists, and public personalities battling for the heart and soul of the nation.
The first full-scale treatment of postwar liberalism, The Cause offers an epic saga driven by stories of grand aspirations, principled ambitions, tragic flaws, and the ironies of history of the people who fought for America to live up to the highest ideals of its history.
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The definitive history of American postwar liberalism, told through the lens of those who brought it to life.
Liberalism stands proudly at the center of American politics and culture. Driven by passion for social justice, tempered by respect for the difficulty of change, liberals have struggled to end economic inequality, racial discrimination, and political repression. Liberals have fueled their cause with the promise of American life and visions of national greatness, seeking to transform the White House; the halls of Congress, the courts, the worlds of entertainment, law, media, and the course of public opinion. Bestselling author, journalist, and historian Eric Alterman, together with historian Kevin Mattson, traces the history of liberal ideals through the lives and struggles of fascinating personalities. The Cause tells the remarkable story of politicians, intellectuals, visionaries, activists, and public personalities battling for the heart and soul of the nation.
The first full-scale treatment of postwar liberalism, The Cause offers an epic saga driven by stories of grand aspirations, principled ambitions, tragic flaws, and the ironies of history of the people who fought for America to live up to the highest ideals of its history.
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- Title The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama
- Author Eric Alterman; Kevin Mattson
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 561
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Books, New York
- Date 2012-04-12
- ISBN 9780670023431 / 0670023434
- Weight 1.9 lbs (0.86 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.6 x 1.8 in (23.62 x 16.76 x 4.57 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Liberalism - United States - History - 21st, United States - Politics and government -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011045497
- Dewey Decimal Code 320.513
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