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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Introduction: America's Controversy with New Class Guardians1. Secular Liberalism on Trial in the Turbulent 1920s2. Shadow Government: The Brains Trust Under Fire, 1932-19363. The Welfare State and Its Discontents, 1936-19414. Planners versus Enterprisers: The Free World at Home During World War II5. Pledging Allegiance: The Political Class and Cold War Loyalty, 1946-19526. Hidden Persuasions: The Disputed Agenda of 1950s Policy Elites7. Zero Sum Governance: Social Interventionists and Race Politics, 1954-19688. Class War: The Liberal Establishment Besieged, 1968-19809. Far from Paradise: Social Guardians in the Postmodern Era, 1980-2000Conclusion: The Guardian Class and American DemocracyNotesBibliography of Archival Sources and Public Documents