Race and the making of American liberalism / Carol A. Horton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horton, Carol A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--Political aspects--United States--History.

Racism.

Social classes--Political aspects--United States--History.

Social classes.

Liberalism--United States--History.

Liberalism.

Civil rights--United States--History.

Civil rights.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects--History.

United States.

United States--Politics and government.

United States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Race and the Making of American Liberalism"" traces the roots of the contemporary crisis of progressive liberalism deep into the nation's racial past. Horton argues that the contemporary conservative claim that the American liberal tradition has been rooted in a ""color blind"" conception of individual rights is inaccurate and misleading. In contrast, American liberalism has alternatively served both to support and oppose racial hierarchy, as well as socioeconomic equity more broadly. Racial politics in the United States have repeatedly made it exceedingly difficult to establish powerful con

Contents:

Introduction : race and American liberalism

Anti-caste liberalism

Darwinian liberalism

Race and the emancipation of labor

Inequality and white supremacy

Postwar liberalism

Race, class, and the civil rights movement

The broken promise of liberal revolution

The conservative movement

Conclusion : the impasse of progressive liberalism.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-19-028667-9

1-4237-3377-0

0-19-534946-6

1-280-70426-8

OCLC:

62268803