Ira (Columbia University) Katznelson

Fear Itself

The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time

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Redefining our traditional understanding of the New Deal, Fear Itself finally examines this pivotal American era through a sweeping international lens that juxtaposes a struggling democracy with enticing ideologies like Fascism and Communism. Ira Katznelson, a towering figure in the study of American and European history (Cornel West), boldly 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. This original study brings to vivid life the politicians and p… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-87140-450-3
EAN: 9780871404503
Produktnummer: 12716659
Verlag: WW Norton & Co
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 720 S.
Masse: H16.7 cm x B23.8 cm x D4.3 cm 1'152 g
Abbildungen: 24 illustrations
Gewicht: 1152
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Ira Katznelson is Columbia University's Interim Provost, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, and Deputy Director of Columbia World Projects. Having served as president of the American Political Science Association, he is a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He is also the author of When Affirmative Action Was White and Fear Itself, winner of the Bancroft Prize in History (2014).