Fear itself : the New Deal and the origins of our time / Ira Katznelson.

Author/creator Katznelson, Ira
Format Book
EditionFirst Edition.
PublicationNew York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2013]
Descriptionxii, 706 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Portion of title New Deal and the origins of our time
Contents Introduction : Triumph and sorrow -- pt. 1. Fight against fear -- A journey without maps -- Pilot, judge, senator -- "Strong medicine" -- pt. 2. Southern cage -- American with a difference -- Jim Crow Congress -- Ballots for soldiers -- pt. 3. Emergency -- Radical moment -- The first crusade -- Unrestricted war -- pt. 4. Democracy's price -- Public procedures, private interests -- "Wildest hopes" -- Armed and loyal -- Epilogue : January 1953.
Abstract Redefining our traditional understanding of the New Deal, this book finally examines this pivotal American era through a sweeping international lens that juxtaposes a struggling democracy with enticing ideologies like Fascism and Communism. Historian Ira Katznelson asserts that, during the 1930s and 1940s, American democracy was rescued yet distorted by a unified band of southern lawmakers who safeguarded racial segregation as they built a new national state to manage capitalism and assert global power. --From publisher description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2012041794
ISBN9780871404503 (hardcover)
ISBN0871404508 (hardcover)
Stock numberW W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E806 .K37 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold