The Socialist Party of America

A Complete History

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Communism & Socialism, Politics, History & Theory, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
Cover of the book The Socialist Party of America by Jack Ross, Potomac Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jack Ross ISBN: 9781612347509
Publisher: Potomac Books Publication: April 15, 2015
Imprint: Potomac Books Language: English
Author: Jack Ross
ISBN: 9781612347509
Publisher: Potomac Books
Publication: April 15, 2015
Imprint: Potomac Books
Language: English

At a time when the word “socialist” is but one of numerous political epithets that are generally divorced from the historical context of America’s political history, The Socialist Party of America presents a new, mature understanding of America’s most important minor political party of the twentieth century. From the party’s origins in the labor and populist movements at the end of the nineteenth century, to its heyday with the charismatic Eugene V. Debs, and to its persistence through the Depression and the Second World War under the steady leadership of “America’s conscience,” Norman Thomas, The Socialist Party of America guides readers through the party’s twilight, ultimate demise, and the successor groups that arose following its collapse.

Based on archival research, Jack Ross’s study challenges the orthodoxies of both sides of the historiographical debate as well as assumptions about the Socialist Party in historical memory. Ross similarly covers the related emergence of neoconservatism and other facets of contemporary American politics and assesses some of the more sensational charges from the right about contemporary liberalism and the “radicalism” of Barack Obama.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

At a time when the word “socialist” is but one of numerous political epithets that are generally divorced from the historical context of America’s political history, The Socialist Party of America presents a new, mature understanding of America’s most important minor political party of the twentieth century. From the party’s origins in the labor and populist movements at the end of the nineteenth century, to its heyday with the charismatic Eugene V. Debs, and to its persistence through the Depression and the Second World War under the steady leadership of “America’s conscience,” Norman Thomas, The Socialist Party of America guides readers through the party’s twilight, ultimate demise, and the successor groups that arose following its collapse.

Based on archival research, Jack Ross’s study challenges the orthodoxies of both sides of the historiographical debate as well as assumptions about the Socialist Party in historical memory. Ross similarly covers the related emergence of neoconservatism and other facets of contemporary American politics and assesses some of the more sensational charges from the right about contemporary liberalism and the “radicalism” of Barack Obama.

More books from Potomac Books

Cover of the book Business's Most Wanted™ by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Organized Crime in Mexico by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Desperate Deception by Jack Ross
Cover of the book The Banality of Suicide Terrorism: The Naked Truth About the Psychology of Islamic Suicide Bombing by Jack Ross
Cover of the book The Veteran's PTSD Handbook by Jack Ross
Cover of the book The 1950s' Most Wanted™ by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Nuclear Power and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Killing without Heart by Jack Ross
Cover of the book The Last Crusade by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Spies, Lies, and Citizenship by Jack Ross
Cover of the book NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete? by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Withdrawing Under Fire: Lessons Learned from Islamist Insurgencies by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Coaching Winning Model United Nations Teams by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Pain Gang by Jack Ross
Cover of the book Generation's End by Jack Ross
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy