Title: Liberalism and its challengers : from F.D.R. to Bush /
Authors: Hamby, Alonzo L.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Liberalism United States History; Politicians United States Biography; Presidents United States Biography; United States Politics and government
Abstract: Now brought up to date to cover the Reagan and Bush administrations, the second edition of this classic text plots the rise, fall and continuing evolution of the liberal tradition in America since the Depression. Focusing on ten key individuals, from Franklin Roosevelt to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Ronald Reagan, "The Roosevelt of the Right," Hamby employs lively biographical essays to illuminate the ideological bases of American liberalism and conservatism. An essential tool towards understanding for students of American history and politics.
Contents: The founding father : Franklin D. Roosevelt -- The commoner : Harry S. Truman -- The crisis and regeneration of Republican conservatism : Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert A. Taft, and Joseph R. McCarthy -- The politics of prophecy : Martin Luther King, Jr. -- From the old politics to the new : John and Robert Kennedy -- The politics of excess : Lyndon B. Johnson -- The flawed challenger : Richard M. Nixon -- The Roosevelt of the Right : Ronald Reagan -- The exhaustion of liberalism, the limits of conservatism, and the enduring deadlock of democracy.