Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time

Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2013

â€œFear Itself deeply reconceptualizes the New Deal and raises countless provocative questions.â€â€•David Kennedy, Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning author of Freedom from Fear
Redefining our traditional understanding of the New Deal, Fear Itself finally examines this pivotal American era through a sweeping international lens that juxtaposes a struggling democracy with enticing ideologies like Fascism and Communism. Ira Katznelson, â€œa towering figure in the study of American and European historyâ€ (Cornel West), boldly asserts that, during the 1930s and 1940s, American democracy was rescued yet distorted by a unified band of southern lawmakers who safeguarded racial segregation as they built a new national state to manage capitalism and assert global power. This original study brings to vivid life the politicians and pundits of the time, including Walter Lippmann, who argued that America needed a dose of dictatorship; Mississippiâ€™s five-foot-two Senator Theodore Bilbo, who advocated the legal separation of races; and Robert Oppenheimer, who built the atomic bomb yet was tragically undone by the nationâ€™s hysteria. Fear Itself is a necessary work, vital to understanding our worldâ€•a world the New Deal first made. 24 illustrations
Country USA
Brand LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer Liveright
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 24 illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780871404503

Country	USA
Brand	LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer	Liveright
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	24 illustrations
ReleaseDate	2013-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780871404503

Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time

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