Rethinking The 1950s How Anticommunism and the Cold War Made America Liberal |
|
| Author:
| Delton, Jennifer A. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-62057-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.99 |
Book Description:
|
Jennifer A. Delton argues that, far from subverting the New Deal state, anticommunism and the Cold War enabled, fulfilled, and even surpassed the New Deal's reform agenda. Anticommunism solidified liberal political power and the Cold War justified liberal goals such as job creation, corporate regulation, economic redevelopment, and civil rights.
Jennifer A. Delton argues that, far from subverting the New Deal state, anticommunism and the Cold War enabled, fulfilled, and even surpassed the New Deal's reform agenda. Anticommunism solidified liberal political power and the Cold War justified liberal goals such as job creation, corporate regulation, economic redevelopment, and civil rights.