Race and the making of American liberalism /

Traces the roots of the contemporary crisis of progressive liberalism into the nation's racial past. This book argues that the conservative claim that the American liberal tradition has been rooted in a conception of individual rights is inaccurate. It also shows that American liberalism has se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horton, Carol A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005.
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Traces the roots of the contemporary crisis of progressive liberalism into the nation's racial past. This book argues that the conservative claim that the American liberal tradition has been rooted in a conception of individual rights is inaccurate. It also shows that American liberalism has served both to support and oppose racial hierarchy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 300 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
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