Beschreibung:
A groundbreaking analysis of the role of "anti-intellectualism" in American lifeExamines the public reaction to progressive projects such as the New Deal and federal civil rights programsIncorporates populist studies in the tradition of historian Christopher Lasch and others
Introduction: America's Controversy with New Class Guardians 1. Secular Liberalism on Trial in the Turbulent 1920s 2. Shadow Government: The Brains Trust Under Fire, 1932-1936 3. The Welfare State and Its Discontents, 1936-1941 4. Planners versus Enterprisers: The Free World at Home During World War II 5. Pledging Allegiance: The Political Class and Cold War Loyalty, 1946-1952 6. Hidden Persuasions: The Disputed Agenda of 1950s Policy Elites 7. Zero Sum Governance: Social Interventionists and Race Politics, 1954-1968 8. Class War: The Liberal Establishment Besieged, 1968-1980 9. Far from Paradise: Social Guardians in the Postmodern Era, 1980-2000 Conclusion: The Guardian Class and American Democracy Notes Bibliography of Archival Sources and Public Documents