Reinventing the People: The Progressive Movement, the Class Problem, and the Origins of Modern Liberalism

by Shelton Stromquist

A comprehensive study of the Progressive movement, Reinventing "The People"contends that the persistence of class conflict in America challenged the very defining feature of Progressivism: its promise of social harmony through democratic renewal.

Shelton Stromquist profiles the movement's work in diverse arenas of social reform, politics, labor regulation and so-called race improvement. While these reformers emphasized different programs,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252072693
• ISBN13: 9780252072697
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"