The Refuge of Affections: Family and American Reform Politics, 1900â "1920

by Eric Rauchway

Book Overview

The Progressives--those reformers responsible for the shape of many American institutions, from the Federal Reserve Board to the New School for Social Research--have always presented a mystery. What prompted middle-class citizens to support fundamental change in American life? Eric Rauchway shows that like most of us, the reformers took their inspiration from their own lives--from the challenges of forming a family.

Following the lives and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231121474
• ISBN13: 9780231121477
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"