Eugene Mccarthy and the Rise and Fall of Post-War Amarican Libralism (Paperback, 1st Anchor Books ed)

Originally a New Deal liberal and aggressive anticommunist, Senator Eugene McCarthy famously lost faith with the Democratic party over Vietnam. His stunning challenge to Lyndon Johnson in the 1968 New Hampshire primary inspired young liberals and was one of the greatest electoral upsets in American history. But the 1968 election ultimately brought Richard Nixon and the Republican Party to power, irrevocably shifting the country's political landscape to the right for decades to come.
Dominic Sandbrook traces one of the most remarkable and significant lives in postwar politics, a career marked by both courage and arrogance. Sandbrook draws on extensive new research - including interviews with McCarthy himself - to show convincingly how Eugene McCarthy's political experience embodies the larger decline of American liberalism after World War II. These were tumultuous times in American politics, and Sandbrook vividly captures the drama and historical significance through his intimate portrait of a singularly interesting man at the heart of it all.

General

Imprint:	Anchor Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2005
First published:	July 2005
Authors:	Dominic Sandbrook
Dimensions:	204 x 132 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	397
Edition:	1st Anchor Books ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4000-7790-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	1-4000-7790-7
Barcode:	9781400077908

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