Race, Class, and Social Welfare: American Populism Since the New Deal

ISBN-13: 9781108819459 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 214 str.

Erik J. Engstrom; Robert Huckfeldt

Opis

What factors have made it so difficult to enact and sustain comprehensive social welfare policy in the United States? Engstrom and Huckfeldt argue that racial animosity has disrupted the potential for a unified, progressive populist movement. This book will interest scholars and students of political science, sociology, and history.

Recenzje

'This is an outstanding contribution to the great mystery at the center of American politics … In all, this touchstone study provides a superb analysis of the current turmoil in American politics.' P. Kurzer, Choice

Spis treści

1. American Politics and Social Welfare; 2. Politics at the Intersection of Race, Class, and Oligarchy; 3. Civil Rights, Social Welfare, and Populism; 4. Civil Rights and Populism: The 1957 Civil Rights Act in the US Senate (With Jack Reilly); 5. Race, Class, and the End of the New Deal in the US Senate (With Fan Lu); 6. Transforming the twentieth-Century House; 7. Turning Populism Upside Down; 8. Dueling Populists and the Political Ecology of 2016; 9. Conclusion: The Dangers of Upside Down Populism.