Democratic Despotism / Raoul Eugene Desvernine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Desvernine, Raoul E. (Raoul Eugene), 1891-1966, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 243 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1936.

Summary:

During President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term (1933-1937), there were accusations that the Roosevelt administration had adopted measures, was pursuing policies, and were engaged in activities which were intended to transform the political institutions and to remodel the social and economic order in a manner absolutely incompatible with traditional American ideals. This volume presents an exploration of the teachings and activities of the New Deal, with an eye to learning if there was any basis for these accusations. By examining the contradictions and incompatibilities between two schools of political thought -- Americanism and the new despotisms; constitutional democracy and the totalitarian state -- readers can better understand the real issues raised by these accusations, and their effect on the political principles involved.

Contents:

Foreword

The challenge

Americanism: its soul

Americanism: its body

Americanism: its conscience

The new despotisms

Some minor prophets

More minor prophets

The major prophet

The technique of 'the revolution'

Ghosts that walked in the night

Pages from the 'new chapter in the history of popular government'

New Deal bureaucracy

Americanism at the crossroads.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Dodd, Mead and Company, viewed August 6, 2023).