Land and liberty : Henry George and the crafting of modern liberalism / Christopher William England.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

England, Christopher William, 1984- author.

Contributor:

Project Muse

Series:

Hagley Library studies in business, technology, and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

George, Henry, 1839-1897.

George, Henry.

Single tax--United States--History.

Single tax.

Land tenure--United States--History.

Land tenure.

Liberalism--United States--History.

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2023]

Contents:

Introduction: Land and Liberty

Progress and Poverty: Land and Inequality in the Liberal Tradition

The Prophet of San Francisco: Confronting the Modern Metropolis

The Truths of Smith and Proudhon: Crafting a New Liberalism

Labor Omnia Vincit: Crafting the Movement

The Democracy of Henry George: Joining the Democratic Mainstream

A Great and Glorious City: The Single Tax and Urban Reform in Ohio

Seeing the Cat: Ideology and Movement Culture

The Good Ship Earth: The Global Single Tax

Justice Not Charity: The Fels Fund and the Implementation of Land Value Taxation

Conservation for the People: Land Nationalization and Conservation

The Point of Least Resistance: Woodrow Wilson and the Single Tax Movement

The Will to Believe: The Decline of the Single Tax Movement and the Rise of Regional Planning

Back to the Land: The New Deal, Land Policy, and the Single Tax Movement

Conclusion: Henry George and the Promise of Liberalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781421445410 (electronic bk.)

1421445417 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40031614396

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.