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245 15 a| The "S" word :b| a short history of an American tradition-- socialism /c| John Nichols.;

246 30 a| Short history of an American tradition-- socialism;

260 a| London ;a| New York :b| Verso,c| 2011.;

300 a| xvi, 307 pages ;c| 21 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Whitman, Sylvie and the Emmas -- "More of a socialist than I thought" : Walt Whitman and a very American ism -- "A broader patriotism" : Thomas Paine and the promise of red republicanism -- Reading Marx with Abraham Lincoln: Utopian socialists, German communists and other republicans -- A legal and peaceable revolution of the mind: the socialism that did happen here -- "Simply a stupid piece of despotism" : how socialists saved the First Amendment -- For jobs and freedom: the "militant radical" socialist who dared to dream of a march on Washington -- "But what about democratic left politics?";

520 a| This work is a short, sharp, irreverent rejoinder to right-wing red-baiting. A few months before the 2010 midterms, Newt Gingrich described the socialist infiltration of American government and media as "even more disturbing than the threats from foreign terrorists." The author offers an unapologetic retort to the return of red-baiting in American political life, arguing that socialism has a long, proud, American history. Tom Paine was enamored of early socialists, Horace Greeley employed Karl Marx as a correspondent, and Helen Keller was an avowed socialist. This book gives Americans back a crucial aspect of their past and makes a forthright case for socialist ideas today. -- Publisher's description.;

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The "S" word : a short history of an American tradition-- socialism / John Nichols.

Author/creator	Nichols, John
Format	Book
Publication Info	London ; New York : Verso, 2011.
Description	xvi, 307 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects	Socialism--United States. --History. United States--Politics and government.

Portion of title	Short history of an American tradition-- socialism
Contents	Whitman, Sylvie and the Emmas -- "More of a socialist than I thought" : Walt Whitman and a very American ism -- "A broader patriotism" : Thomas Paine and the promise of red republicanism -- Reading Marx with Abraham Lincoln: Utopian socialists, German communists and other republicans -- A legal and peaceable revolution of the mind: the socialism that did happen here -- "Simply a stupid piece of despotism" : how socialists saved the First Amendment -- For jobs and freedom: the "militant radical" socialist who dared to dream of a march on Washington -- "But what about democratic left politics?"
Abstract	This work is a short, sharp, irreverent rejoinder to right-wing red-baiting. A few months before the 2010 midterms, Newt Gingrich described the socialist infiltration of American government and media as "even more disturbing than the threats from foreign terrorists." The author offers an unapologetic retort to the return of red-baiting in American political life, arguing that socialism has a long, proud, American history. Tom Paine was enamored of early socialists, Horace Greeley employed Karl Marx as a correspondent, and Helen Keller was an avowed socialist. This book gives Americans back a crucial aspect of their past and makes a forthright case for socialist ideas today. -- Publisher's description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2011281195
ISBN	9781844676798 (pbk.)
ISBN	184467679X (pbk.)

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