The Rise And Fall Of The Peoples Century Henry A Wallace And American Liberalism 1941 1948

Author : Norman D. Markowitz
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Total Pages : 392 pages
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Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the People's Century: Henry A. Wallace and American Liberalism, 1941-1948 written by Norman D. Markowitz and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 610 pages
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Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the People's Century written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mayako Shimamoto
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443845108
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry A. Wallace’s Criticism of America’s Atomic Monopoly, 1945-1948 written by Mayako Shimamoto and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace was an earnest supporter of the Stimson Proposal, a disarmament proposal submitted to the Truman administration by then Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson immediately after World War II. This proposal suggested direct dialogue with the Soviets over control of the newly-released atomic energy used against Japan in August 1945. Wallace, who had nurtured a deep scientific knowledge in his early life, was trusted in his Vice Presidency (1941–1945) for his scientific skills by not only President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but also scientific administrator Vannevar Bush. Because of this, Wallace’s postwar vision was similar to Stimson’s Proposal and the views of atomic scientists, who believed that basic scientific knowledge could not be contained because science had no national boundaries. Why was Wallace so thoroughly neglected by incumbent President Harry S. Truman and his fellow policy-makers? Wallace’s idea, basically encouraging a joint partnership with the Soviets, failed to find favor with Truman, his aides, and the American public. Their belief was that the US’s secret of atomic bomb was a national asset. This book illustrates that Wallace’s idea of international atomic controls with Soviet partnership – a position embraced by atomic scientists – could prevent a postwar nuclear proliferation. The failure of Wallace’s concept of postwar world order, a product of rejection by President Truman, has revealed an ideological conflict between democracy and nuclear weaponry. Amazingly, Wallace daringly made this historic attempt and kept to his vision, a commitment which led to his alienation and eventual ousting from Truman’s cabinet.

Author : Eric Alterman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101577134
Total Pages : 855 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cause written by Eric Alterman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of American postwar liberalism, told through the lens of those who brought it to life. Liberalism stands proudly at the center of American politics and culture. Driven by passion for social justice, tempered by respect for the difficulty of change, liberals have struggled to end economic inequality, racial discrimination, and political repression. Liberals have fueled their cause with the promise of American life and visions of national greatness, seeking to transform the White House; the halls of Congress, the courts, the worlds of entertainment, law, media, and the course of public opinion. Bestselling author, journalist, and historian Eric Alterman, together with historian Kevin Mattson, traces the history of liberal ideals through the lives and struggles of fascinating personalities. The Cause tells the remarkable story of politicians, intellectuals, visionaries, activists, and public personalities battling for the heart and soul of the nation. The first full-scale treatment of postwar liberalism, The Cause offers an epic saga driven by stories of grand aspirations, principled ambitions, tragic flaws, and the ironies of history of the people who fought for America to live up to the highest ideals of its history.

Author : Thomas W. Devine
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469602032
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry Wallace's 1948 Presidential Campaign and the Future of Postwar Liberalism written by Thomas W. Devine and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the presidential campaign of 1948, Henry Wallace set out to challenge the conventional wisdom of his time, blaming the United States, and not the Soviet Union, for the Cold War, denouncing the popular Marshall Plan, and calling for an end to segregation. In addition, he argued that domestic fascism--rather than international communism--posed the primary threat to the nation. He even welcomed Communists into his campaign, admiring their commitment to peace. Focusing on what Wallace himself later considered his campaign's most important aspect, the troubled relationship between non-Communist progressives like himself and members of the American Communist Party, Thomas W. Devine demonstrates that such an alliance was not only untenable but, from the perspective of the American Communists, undesirable, as well.

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3757 pages
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Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular 20Th-century American Politicians written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 3757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vaneesa Cook
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812296508
Total Pages : 273 pages
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Download or read book Spiritual Socialists written by Vaneesa Cook and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refuting the common perception that the American left has a religion problem, Vaneesa Cook highlights an important but overlooked intellectual and political tradition that she calls "spiritual socialism." Spiritual socialists emphasized the social side of socialism and believed the most basic expression of religious values—caring for the sick, tired, hungry, and exploited members of one's community—created a firm footing for society. Their unorthodox perspective on the spiritual and cultural meaning of socialist principles helped make leftist thought more palatable to Americans, who associated socialism with Soviet atheism and autocracy. In this way, spiritual socialism continually put pressure on liberals, conservatives, and Marxists to address the essential connection between morality and social justice. Cook tells her story through an eclectic group of activists whose lives and works span the twentieth century. Sherwood Eddy, A. J. Muste, Myles Horton, Dorothy Day, Henry Wallace, Pauli Murray, Staughton Lynd, and Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke and wrote publicly about the connection between religious values and socialism. Equality, cooperation, and peace, they argued, would not develop overnight, and a more humane society would never emerge through top-down legislation. Instead, they believed that the process of their vision of the world had to happen in homes, villages, and cities, from the bottom up. By insisting that people start treating each other better in everyday life, spiritual socialists transformed radical activism from projects of political policy-making to grass-roots organizing. For Cook, contemporary public figures such as Senator Bernie Sanders, Pope Francis, Reverend William Barber, and Cornel West are part of a long-standing tradition that exemplifies how non-Communist socialism has gained traction in American politics.

Author : Allen Yarnell
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520336097
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democrats and Progressives written by Allen Yarnell and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Author : David Mayers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139463195
Total Pages : 10 pages
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Download or read book Dissenting Voices in America's Rise to Power written by David Mayers and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-02-15 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a major rereading of US foreign policy from Thomas Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana expanse to the Korean War. This period of one hundred and fifty years saw the expansion of the United States from fragile republic to transcontinental giant. David Mayers explores the dissenting voices which accompanied this dramatic ascent, focusing on dissenters within the political and military establishment and on the recurrent patterns of dissent that have transcended particular policies and crises. The most stubborn of these sprang from anxiety over the material and political costs of empire while other strands of dissent have been rooted in ideas of exigent justice, realpolitik, and moral duties existing beyond borders. Such dissent is evident again in the contemporary world when the US occupies the position of preeminent global power. Professor Mayers's study reminds us that America's path to power was not as straightforward as it might now seem.

Author : Daniel Leab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598841556
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Depression and the New Deal [2 volumes] written by Daniel Leab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive encyclopedia of the 1930s in the United States, showing how the Depression affected every aspect of American life. In two volumes, The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Thematic Encyclopedia captures the full scope of a defining era of American history. Like no other available reference, it offers a comprehensive portrait of the nation from the Crash of 1929 to the onset of World War II, exploring the impact of the Depression and the New Deal on all aspects of American life. The book features hundreds of alphabetically organized entries in sections focusing on economics, politics, social ramifications, the arts, and ethnic issues. With an extraordinary range of primary sources integrated throughout , The Great Depression and the New Deal is the new cornerstone resource on a historic moment that is casting a shadow on our own unsettled times.