When America was great : the fighting faith of postwar liberalism / / Kevin Mattson.
In the midst of Eisenhower's America, at the peak of the conservative Cold War era, a movement of thinkers and writers defined a pragmatic liberal vision for America. In this tale that will redefine the word "liberal" for a new generation, Mattson retraces the intellectual journey of...
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | x, 231 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Endings and beginnings
- Characters : the unspoken virtues of liberalism
- Enemies : the integrity of liberal anticommunism
- Values : The pay-offs and problems of pluralism
- Loves : the nation as beloved community
- Hopes : liberalism and the quality of public life
- Tragedies and conclusions.