Liberalism and Its Challengers : From F. D.

Now brought up to date to cover the Reagan and Bush administrations, thesecond edition of this classic text plots the rise, fall and continuingevolution of the liberal tradition in America since the Depression. Focusing onten key individuals, from Franklin Roosevelt to Martin Luther King, Jr. toRonald Reagan, "The Roosevelt of the Right," Hamby employs lively biographicalessays to illuminate the ideological bases of American liberalism andconservatism. An essential tool towards understanding for students of Americanhistory and politics.

Introduction

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1. The Founding Father: Franklin D. Roosevelt

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2. The Commoner: Harry S. Truman

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3. The Crisis and Regeneration of Republican Conservatism: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert A. Taft, and Joseph R. McCarthy

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4. The Politics of Prophecy: Martin Luther King, Jr.

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5. From the Old Politics to the New: John and Robert Kennedy

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6. The Politics of Excess: Lyndon B. Johnson

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7. The Flawed Challenger: Richard M. Nixon

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8. The Roosevelt of the Right: Ronald Reagan

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Epilogue: The Exhaustion of Liberalism, the Limits of Conservatism, and the Enduring Deadlock of Democracy

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Selected Bibliography

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Index

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Liberalism and Its Challengers : From F. D. R. to Bush

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