The Other American The Life Of Michael Harrington (Paperback)

Most Americans first heard of Michael Harrington with the publication of The Other America, his seminal book on American poverty. Isserman expertly tracks Harrington's beginnings in the Catholic Worker movement, his abandonment of his once deeply-held Catholicism, his life in 1950s Greenwich Village, and his evolution as a thinker. Along the way he dispels numerous myths, including several Harrington himself encouraged. And he explains why Harrington, who more than any other single individual seemed perfectly positioned to play the role of adult mentor to the New Left in the 1960s, but instead fell into disfavour with young campus activists, and lost the opportunity of a lifetime to make his Democratic Socialist perspective a relevant force in American politics.

General

Imprint:	PublicAffairs,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	March 2001
Authors:	Maurice Isserman
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	464
ISBN-13:	978-1-58648-036-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-58648-036-7
Barcode:	9781586480363

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