Forging rivals : race, class, law, and the collapse of postwar liberalism / Reuel Schiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schiller, Reuel Edward, author.

Series:

Cambridge historical studies in American law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in employment--California--History--20th century--Case studies.

Discrimination in employment.

Civil rights movements--California--History--20th century--Case studies.

Civil rights movements.

Labor unions--California--History--20th century--Case studies.

Labor unions.

Labor laws and legislation--United States--History--20th century.

Labor laws and legislation.

History.

United States.

Liberalism--United States--History--20th century.

Liberalism.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

Race relations.

California.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xv, 343 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"The three decades after the end of World War II saw the rise and fall of a particular version of liberalism in which the state committed itself to promoting a modest form of economic egalitarianism while simultaneously embracing ethnic, racial, and religious pluralism. But by the mid-1970s, postwar liberalism was in a shambles: while its commitment to pluralism remained, its economic policies had been abandoned, and the Democratic Party, its primary political vehicle, was collapsing. Schiller attributes this demise to the legal architecture of postwar liberalism, arguing that postwar liberalism's goals of advancing economic egalitarianism and promoting pluralism ultimately conflicted with each other. Through the use of specific historical examples, Schiller demonstrates that postwar liberalism was riddled with legal and institutional contradictions that undermined progressive politics in the mid-twentieth-century United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Forging postwar liberalism

2. Ed Rainbow's problem

3. The phony commission

4. A tale of two propositions

5. 1966: a terrible year for George Johns

6. "The day of the minstrel show is over"

7. Forging rivals, shattering liberalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107012264

1107012260

9781107628335

1107628334

OCLC:

895030506