Losing the Center [electronic resource] : The Decline of American Liberalism, 1968--1992 /
Bloodworth, Jeffrey.
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
2013.
Many Americans consider John F. Kennedy's presidency to represent the apex of American liberalism. Kennedy's ""Vital Center"" blueprint united middle-class and working-class Democrats and promoted freedom abroad while recognizing the limits of American power. Liberalism thrived in the early 1960s, but its heyday was short-lived.In Losing the Center, Jeffrey Bloodworth demonstrates how and why the once-dominant ideology began its steep decline, exploring its failures through the biographies of some of the Democratic Party's most important leaders, including Daniel Patrick Moynihan, He
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Latte Liberals; 2. Revolt of the Joe Six-Packs; 3. Too Big to Fail; 4. Good Intentions, Bad Results; 5. Liberal Interventionism; 6. The Middle East of Domestic Politics; 7. ""America Ain't What's Wrong with the World""; 8. ""Everybody is People""; 9. Leave Us Alone; 10. ""Zero, None, Zip, Nada""; 11. ""There Is Nothing for Nothing Any Longer""; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Many Americans consider John F. Kennedy's presidency to represent the apex of American liberalism. Kennedy's ""Vital Center"" blueprint united middle-class and working-class Democrats and promoted freedom abroad while recognizing the limits of American power. Liberalism thrived in the early 1960s, but its heyday was short-lived.In Losing the Center, Jeffrey Bloodworth demonstrates how and why the once-dominant ideology began its steep decline, exploring its failures through the biographies of some of the Democratic Party's most important leaders, including Daniel Patrick Moynihan, He
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-338) and index.
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Liberalism