The Twenties in America: Politics and History Palmer Niall
The Twenties in America: Politics and History Palmer Niall GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748620371);This new, revisionist approach to the Twenties in America offers the first balanced…
Specifikacia The Twenties in America: Politics and History Palmer Niall
The Twenties in America: Politics and History Palmer Niall
GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748620371);This new, revisionist approach to the Twenties in America offers the first balanced account of the history and politics of this much-maligned decade.Focusing on the two Presidents of the 1920s, the book points out key distinctions between the governing styles and political philosophies of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge is presented in terms of his largely successful efforts to distance himself from the financial scandals associated with his predecessor and his encouragement of the major revival of much of the US economy.The author argues that the pace of social and technological change resulted in lines of conflict over poverty, race, religion and employment rights being redrawn as living It suggests Harding's executive style and achievements were not as poor as traditional portraits have claimed.