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Left in the center the Liberal Party of New York and the rise and fall of American social democracy

Title: Left in the center [electronic resource] : the Liberal Party of New York and the rise and fall of American social democracy / Daniel Soyer.
Author: Soyer, Daniel.
Publication: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.

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1 online resource (421 pages)

Summary

"A fixture on the New York political scene from 1944 until 2002, the Liberal Party was the longest-lived of New York's small parties that play an important role in the state's politics. This examination of the Liberal Party's history answers questions concerning post-World War II anti-Communist liberalism, the role of the labor movement in liberal and reform politics, the nature of reform and machine politics on the local level, the intersection of ethnicity and politics, the place of patronage in New York politics, the difficulties of balancing idealist and pragmatic approaches to politics, and New York City mayoral politics from La Guardia to Giuliani"--

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Left in the center (Online)

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Left in the center (Online)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Contents

Introduction : The Liberal Party and the Rise and Fall of Pragmatic Social Democracy -- Labor Politics in New York -- "Fighting Liberals" at the Polls -- New Deal Legacy at the Crossroads -- A "Year-Round Party" -- Cold War Liberalism in City, State and Nation -- Liberal Crusades and Backroom Deals -- New Frontiers -- Liberal Victory and Liberalism in Turmoil -- Wars in Vietnam and at Home -- The End of the Rose Era -- Not Liberal, Not a Party -- Postscript : The Afterlife of the Liberal Party.

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