For more than half a century, the celebrated historian Arthur
Schlesinger, Jr., has been the guiding force of American
liberalism, both intellectually and in practice. The author of many
critically acclaimed books, Schlesinger vigorously defended FDR's
New Deal policies in his earliest writings and later served as a
close advisor to President John F. Kennedy. In this volume, twenty
of today's most eminent historians join forces to explore
Schlesinger's unique brand of liberalism--one that has steered
clear of ideological extremism and social fragmentation, favoring
instead pluralism and the pragmatic use of state power. By engaging
the reader in various aspects of his career and intellectual
pursuits, these essays offer an exhilarating journey through
American political history, from the Jackson era to
multiculturalism, while demonstrating historical writing at its
best. The volume opens with essays on Schlesinger as a historian
and a political participant, contributed by William E.
Leuchtenburg, Hugh Thomas, George Kennan, John Kenneth Galbraith,
and John Morton Blum. The influence of the Jackson era is explored
by Robert Remini, Sean Wilentz, and Jean V. Matthews. In a section
on modern liberalism and governance, such topics as the New Deal,
the Great Society, and the fate of liberalism under the Carter
administration are discussed by Alan Brinkley, Kathleen D.
McCarthy, Fred Siegel, Leo P. Ribuffo, and Richard C. Wade. Betty
Miller Unterberger and Ronald Steel comment on liberalism and the
Cold War. Louis Menand and Eugene D. Genovese explore ideological
controversies within liberalism, including pragmatic liberalism and
relativism and multiculturalism. In the final section, George
Cotkin, Neil Jumonville, and Sir Isaiah Berlin write on three
figures whom Schlesinger greatly admired: William James, Henry
Steel Commager, and Edmund Wilson. Originally published in 1997.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books
while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase
access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of
books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in
1905.
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