Solidarity Blues - Race, Culture, and the American Left (Paperback, New edition)

A number of arguments have been made to explain the relative weakness of the American Left. A preference for individualism, the effects of prosperity, and the miscalculations of different components of the Left, including the labor movement, have been cited, among other factors, as possible explanations for this puzzling aspect of American exceptionalism. But these arguments, says Richard Iton, overlook a crucial factor--the powerful influence of race upon American life. Iton argues that the failure of the American Left lies in its inability to come to grips with the centrality of race in the American experience. Placing the history of the American Left in an illuminating comparative context, he also broadens our definition of the Left to include not just political parties and labor unions but also public policy and popular culture--an important source for the kind of cultural consensus needed to sustain broad social and collectivist efforts, Iton says. In short, by exposing the impact of race on the development of the American Left, Iton offers a provocative new way of understanding the unique orientation of American politics. |Richard Iton argues that the failure of the American Left lies in its inability to come to grips with the centrality of race in the American experience. By placing the history of the American Left in a comparative context, he broadens the definition to include not just political parties and labor unions but also public policy and popular culture--important sources for the kind of cultural consensus needed to sustain broad social and collectivist efforts.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2000
First published:	June 2000
Authors:	Richard Iton
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-4847-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General
LSN:	0-8078-4847-6
Barcode:	9780807848470

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