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Author Birnbaum, Norman.

Title After progress : American social reform and European socialism in the twentieth century / Norman Birnbaum.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 432 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Here, Birnbaum traces the decline and fall of social reform in Europe and America. He shows, for example, that William Howard Taft railed against socialism, by which he meant anything restricting the market.
Contents Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The Early Struggles; 3. The Russian Revolution--and After; 4. The Thirties and War; 5. The Welfare State; 6. Contending Versions of Socialism; 7. The Golden Age and Its Several Endings; 8. Is Mediterranean Socialism Different?; 9. "Les Anglo-Saxons": Great Britain; 10. "Les Anglo-Saxons": The United States; 11. Is Solidarity Possible?; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Subject Socialism -- Europe -- 20th century.
Socialism.
Europe.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Socialism -- United States -- 20th century.
United States.
Social problems -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Social problems.
History.
Social problems -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Chronological Term Geschichte 1900-1999
1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Birnbaum, Norman. After progress. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001 (DLC) 00026817
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