The American Left: Its Impact on Politics and Society Since 1900

by Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

Only the American right has ever really recognised the potency of the American left. Now, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones fully details the left's numerous achievements, including the welfare state, opposing militarism, reshaping of American culture, black rights and civil liberties, awakening the USA to the dangers of fascism and great public enterprises such as the late Twin Towers.

Jones tells the full story of the US's left wing: how the socialists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074866887X
• ISBN13: 9780748668878
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"