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American dreamers : how the left changed a nation /

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A panoramic history of liberal politics in America analyzes the impact of major movements throughout the past two centuries, from abolitionism and industrial-age labor disputes to the civil-rights movement and the emergence of alternative political groups.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kazin, Michael, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Radicalism > United States > History.
Liberalism > United States > History.
Social movements > United States > History.
Social change > United States > History.
United States > Social conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • Freedom songs, 1820s-1840s
  • The halfway revolution, 1840s-1870s
  • The salvation of labor, 1870s-1890s
  • A tale of three socialisms, 1890s-1920s
  • The paradox of American communism, 1920s-1950s
  • Not with my life, you don't, 1950s-1980s
  • Rebels without a movement, 1980s-2010.