The Resource The strange death of American liberalism, H.W. Brands
The strange death of American liberalism, H.W. Brands
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The item The strange death of American liberalism, H.W. Brands represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- In this provocative book, H.W. Brands confronts the vital question of why an ever-increasing number of Americans do not trust the federal government to improve their lives and to heal major social ills. How is it that government has come to be seen as the source of many of our problems, rather than the potential means of their solution? How has the word liberal become a term of abuse in American political discourse? From the Revolution on, argues Brands, Americans have been chronically skeptical of their government. This book succinetly traces this skepticism, demonstrating that it is only during periods of war that Americans have set aside their distrust and looked to their government to defend them. The Cold War, Brands shows, created an extended, and historically anomalous, period of dependence, thereby allowing for the massive expansion of the American welfare state. Since the 1970s, and the devastating blow dealt to Cold War ideology by America's defeat in Vietnam, Americans have returned to their characteristic distrust of government. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Brands contends, the fate of American liberalism was sealed - and we continue to live with the consequences of its demise
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages)
- Contents
-
- 5.
- From hubris to suttee
- 6.
- The contradictions of Cold War conservatism
- 7.
- Nunc dimittis
- 1.
- A nation of skeptics
- 2.
- Beneath the eagle's wings
- 3.
- The war that never ended
- 4.
- Liberals all
- Isbn
- 9781281729668
- Label
- The strange death of American liberalism
- Title
- The strange death of American liberalism
- Statement of responsibility
- H.W. Brands
- Subject
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- Culture politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Electronic books
- History
- Liberalism
- Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Liberalisme
- Libéralisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Conservatism & Liberalism
- 1900-1999
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politics and government
- Politieke cultuur
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-1989
- Political culture
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this provocative book, H.W. Brands confronts the vital question of why an ever-increasing number of Americans do not trust the federal government to improve their lives and to heal major social ills. How is it that government has come to be seen as the source of many of our problems, rather than the potential means of their solution? How has the word liberal become a term of abuse in American political discourse? From the Revolution on, argues Brands, Americans have been chronically skeptical of their government. This book succinetly traces this skepticism, demonstrating that it is only during periods of war that Americans have set aside their distrust and looked to their government to defend them. The Cold War, Brands shows, created an extended, and historically anomalous, period of dependence, thereby allowing for the massive expansion of the American welfare state. Since the 1970s, and the devastating blow dealt to Cold War ideology by America's defeat in Vietnam, Americans have returned to their characteristic distrust of government. With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Brands contends, the fate of American liberalism was sealed - and we continue to live with the consequences of its demise
- Cataloging source
- COCUF
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brands, H. W
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Liberalism
- Political culture
- United States
- Libéralisme
- Culture politique
- États-Unis
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Liberalism
- Political culture
- Politics and government
- United States
- Liberalisme
- Politieke cultuur
- Label
- The strange death of American liberalism, H.W. Brands
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- From hubris to suttee
- 6.
- The contradictions of Cold War conservatism
- 7.
- Nunc dimittis
- 1.
- A nation of skeptics
- 2.
- Beneath the eagle's wings
- 3.
- The war that never ended
- 4.
- Liberals all
- Control code
- ocn182530970
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781281729668
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 22573/ctt1146tk
- 16fa1a73-3a8c-4896-a4dc-6ba042e0ba93
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)182530970
- Label
- The strange death of American liberalism, H.W. Brands
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5.
- From hubris to suttee
- 6.
- The contradictions of Cold War conservatism
- 7.
- Nunc dimittis
- 1.
- A nation of skeptics
- 2.
- Beneath the eagle's wings
- 3.
- The war that never ended
- 4.
- Liberals all
- Control code
- ocn182530970
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781281729668
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 22573/ctt1146tk
- 16fa1a73-3a8c-4896-a4dc-6ba042e0ba93
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)182530970
Subject
- Culture politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Electronic books
- History
- Liberalism
- Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Liberalisme
- Libéralisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Conservatism & Liberalism
- 1900-1999
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politics and government
- Politieke cultuur
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-1989
- Political culture
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