Making Sense of American Liberalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5706235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M O'Mara, Margaret O’mara (University of Washington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 983-984 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jahist/jas424 |
| OpenAlex | W2326200212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The past decade has been a rich one for American political history, largely because of the blossoming of a historiography of modern American conservatism that has blended institutional, biographical, and sociocultural approaches to create a powerful explanatory narrative for the nation's rightward swing since the 1960s. Yet the sustained attention paid to the Right may have obscured the fact that the Left was not only alive and kicking but also influencing policy and governance in foundational ways. This excellent new collection sets out to provide a necessary corrective, and it does so very successfully. Its ten original essays by an illustrious roster of contributors take on a range of topics, from urban renewal to feminism to the political careers of liberal lions. Considered together, they present a compelling narrative of the shifting dynamics of ideas and policy on the left end of the political spectrum, and they explicate and historicize the complicated relationship between “left” and “liberal.” An alternative title for the collection might have been “Making Sense of the Democratic Party,” as many of the essays provide fresh perspective on the party's accomplishments and its missteps in the modern age
Aesthetics · Art · Conservatism · Democracy · Historiography · Liberal Party · Liberalism · Literature · Narrative · New Right · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · American History and Culture · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |