The conscience of a liberal
Title:
The conscience of a liberal
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Examines the rise of movement conservatism in the U.S., defined by the author as a network of people and institutions that extends far beyond what is normally considered political life; contends that Republican conservatism is the result of white backlash against the civil rights movement; and argues that the drastic economic inequality that has developed in the U.S. since the 1980s is in direct correlation to political partisanship.
Year Published:
2009
Physical Description:
xix, 296 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents:
The way we were -- The long Gilded Age -- The great compression -- The politics of the welfare state -- The sixties : a troubled prosperity -- Movement conservatism -- The great divergence -- The politics of inequality -- Weapons of mass distraction -- The new politics of equality -- The health care imperative -- Confronting inequality -- The conscience of a liberal.
ISBN:
9780393333138
Publisher:
New York : Norton, 2009.
