The Liberal State on Trial
Author: Jonathan Bell
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 0231133561
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat was left, in both senses of the word, of liberalism after the death of Franklin Roosevelt? Using case studies from Senate and House races from 1946 to 1952, this book explores the role of the Cold War in shifting the center of gravity in American politics sharply to the right in the years immediately following World War II. Bell demonstrates that there was far more active and vibrant debate about the potential for liberal ideas before they become submerged in Cold War anti-state rhetoric than has generally been recognized.