Progressives' Century
Subtitle: Political Reform, Constitutional Government, and the Modern American State
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780300204841
Subjects: Progressivism (united states politics); United states, politics and government, 20th century
Description: During the 1912 presidential campaign, Progressivism emerged as an alternative to what was then considered an outmoded system of government. A century later, a new generation of conservatives criticizes Progressivism as having abandoned America’s founding values and miring the government in institutional gridlock. In this paradigm-shifting book, renowned contributors examine a broad range of issues, including Progressives’ interpretation of the Constitution, their expansion and redistribution of individual rights, and reforms meant to shift power from political parties to ordinary citizens.