A Man for All Seasons [electronic resource] : Monroe Sweetland and the Liberal Paradox / William Robbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robbins, William G., 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--United States--History--20th century.

Political culture.

Liberalism--Oregon--History--20th century.

Liberalism.

Civic leaders--Oregon--Biography.

Civic leaders.

Legislators--Oregon--Biography.

Legislators.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States.

Oregon--Politics and government--1951-.

Oregon.

National Education Association of the United States--Biography.

National Education Association of the United States.

Democratic Party (Or.)--Biography.

Democratic Party (Or.).

Oregon. Legislative Assembly--Biography.

Sweetland, Monroe, 1910-2006.

Sweetland, Monroe.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

Corvallis, Oregon : Oregon State University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The life of prominent Oregon political leader Monroe Sweetland spans the spectrum of 20th-century America. Through seven decades, Sweetland experienced the economic collapse of the Great Depression, the unparalleled violence of a nation at war, the divisiveness of Cold War politics, and the cultural and political turmoil of the Vietnam War. Historian William G. Robbins illuminates the wrenching transformation of American political culture in A Man for All Seasons : Monroe Sweetland and the Liberal Paradox. Racial and economic inequalities motivated much of Sweetland's civic life, including his lifelong memberships in the American Civil Liberties Committee, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Urban League, the Japanese American Citizens League, and the Red Cross, where Sweetland worked repatriating American prisoners of war after Japan's surrender. Robbins' portrait is holistic, exploring Sweetland's socialist beginnings, inconsistencies in his politics--especially during the Cold War--and his regional legacy. He was the most important person in the resurgence of the modern, liberal Oregon Democratic Party from the late 1940s to the 1960s. He joined the National Education Association in 1964 and became the driving force behind the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 and the fight for the age-18 vote, achieved in the ratification of the 26th amendment in 1971. Monroe Sweetland was a nationally prominent figure, whose fights bequeathed to modern America important legislation that shaped its political landscape"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The Story of an American Liberal

The Formative Years

The Making of a Public Person

Toward a Cooperative Commonwealth

Commonwealth, Communists, and Collective Security

"Babylonian Captivity" and War in the Pacific

Oregon Politics and the Newspaper Business

The Mainstreaming of a Liberal Politician

The World of Legislative Politics

Missing the Brass Ring

Legislative Successes and "the fringes of this dirty game"

Southeast Asia Calling

A New Life with the NEA

The Politics of Turmoil

Epilogue: A Fruitful Life.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-87071-812-6

OCLC:

920874621