Intellectuals in Action : : The Origins of the New Left and Radical Liberalism, 1945–1970 / / Kevin Mattson.
Born in 1966‚ a generation removed from the counterculture‚ Kevin Mattson came of political age in the conservative Reagan era. In an effort to understand contemporary political ambivalence and the plight of radicalism today‚ Mattson looks back to the ideas that informed the protest‚ social movement...
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Mattson, Kevin, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Intellectuals in Action : The Origins of the New Left and Radical Liberalism, 1945–1970 / Kevin Mattson. University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2002] ©2002 1 online resource (320 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why Go Back? -- 1 A Preface to the politics of Intellectual Life in Postwar America: The Possibility of New Left Beginnings -- 2 The Godfather, C. Wright Mills: The Intellectual as Agent -- 3 Paul Goodman, Anarchist Reformer: The Politics of Decentralization -- 4 William Appleman Williams, Republican Leftist: History as Political Lesson -- 5 Arnold Kaufman, Radical Liberal: Liberalism Rediscovered -- 6 Studies on the Left and New University Thought: Lessons Learned and Disintegrations -- Conclusion: Lost Causes, Radical Liberalism, and the Future -- Selected Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Born in 1966‚ a generation removed from the counterculture‚ Kevin Mattson came of political age in the conservative Reagan era. In an effort to understand contemporary political ambivalence and the plight of radicalism today‚ Mattson looks back to the ideas that informed the protest‚ social movements‚ and activism of the 1960s. To accomplish its historical reconstruction‚ the book combines traditional intellectual biography—including thorough archival research—with social history to examine a group of intellectuals whose thinking was crucial in the formulation of New Left political theory. These include C. Wright Mills‚ the popular radical sociologist; Paul Goodman‚ a practicing Gestalt therapist and anarcho-pacifist; William Appleman Williams‚ the historian and famed critic of "American empire"; Arnold Kaufman‚ a "radical liberal" who deeply influenced the thinking of the SDS. The book discusses not only their ideas‚ but also their practices‚ from writing pamphlets and arranging television debates to forming left-leaning think tanks and organizing teach-ins protesting the Vietnam War. Mattson argues that it is this political engagement balanced with a commitment to truth-telling that is lacking in our own age of postmodern acquiescence. Challenging the standard interpretation of the New Left as inherently in conflict with liberalis‚ Mattson depicts their relationship as more complicated‚ pointing to possibilities for a radical liberalism today. Intellectual and social historians‚ as well as general readers either fascinated by the 1960s protest movements or actively seeking an alternative to our contemporary political malais‚ will embrace Mattson’s book and its promise to shed new light on a time period known for both its intriguing conflicts and its enduring consequences. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 03. Jul 2024) POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General. bisacsh American empire. Arnold Kaufman. C. Wright Mills. Gestalt therapist. Paul Goodman. SDS. Vietnam War. William Appleman Williams. activism. anarcho-pacifist. conservative Reagan era. contemporary political ambivalence. counterculture. democratic America. dissent. left-leaning think tanks. political change. political malaise. postmodern acquiescence. protests. radical sociologist. reform. sixties. social movements. teach-ins. television debates. united states. us. usa. writing pamphlets. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271030685 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271030685 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780271030685/original |
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