The liberal state on trial
Subtitle: the Cold War and American politics in the Truman years
By: Jonathan Bell.
Series: Columbia studies in contemporary American history
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; State, The.; Cold War.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.; United States -- Social policy.
Description: "Using case studies from Senate and House campaigns from 1946 to 1952, Bell shows how the anti-statist imagery that defined the Cold War became the political artillery that influential right-wing and business-interest groups used to discredit politicians who wanted to expand political and economic liberalism beyond existing New Deal measures."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-363) and index.