New democracy : the creation of the modern American state / William J. Novak.
| Author/creator | Novak, William J., 1961- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | viii, 373 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: The progressive pursuit of a social democratic state -- Citizenship: the origins of modern American constitutionalism -- Police power: the state and the transformation of American public law -- Public utility: the origins of modern business regulation -- Social legislation: from social welfare to social police -- Antimonopoly: regulated industries and the social control of capitalism -- Democratic administration: public service and social provision -- Conclusion: The myth of the New Deal state. |
| Abstract | "Between 1866 and 1932 - between the Civil War and the New Deal - the American system of governance was fundamentally transformed with momentous implications for modern American social and economic life. Nineteenth-century traditions of local self-government and associative citizenship were replaced by a modern approach to positive statecraft, social legislation, economic regulation, and public administration very much with us today. This later turn-of-the-century revolution in governance is best characterized as "The Creation of the Modern American State." This was the second great act in the political history of American democracy, broadly construed"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Novak, William J., 1961- New democracy. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2022 9780674275621 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021036818 |
| ISBN | 9780674260443 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0674260449 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JK31 .N68 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |