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Conservative Counterrevolution: Challenging Liberalism in 1950s Milwaukee
Tula A Connell
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Hardback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
In the 1950s, Milwaukee's strong union movement and socialist mayor seemed to embody a dominant liberal consensus that sought to continue and expand the New Deal. Tula Connell explores how business interests and political conservatives arose to undo that consensus, and how the resulting clash both shaped a city and helped redefine postwar American politics. Connell focuses on Frank Zeidler, the city's socialist mayor. Zeidler's broad concept of the public interest at times defied even liberal expectations. At the same time, a resurgence of conservatism with roots presaging twentieth-century politics challenged his initiatives in public housing, integration, and other areas. ... Read more
In the 1950s, Milwaukee's strong union movement and socialist mayor seemed to embody a dominant liberal consensus that sought to continue and expand the New Deal. Tula Connell explores how business interests and political conservatives arose to undo that consensus, and how the resulting clash both shaped a city and helped redefine postwar American politics. Connell focuses on Frank Zeidler, the city's socialist mayor. Zeidler's broad concept of the public interest at times defied even liberal expectations. At the same time, a resurgence of conservatism with roots presaging twentieth-century politics challenged his initiatives in public housing, integration, and other areas. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Working Class in American History
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252039904
SKU
V9780252039904
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About Tula A Connell
Tula Connell is a labor writer and historian living in Washington, D.C.
Reviews for Conservative Counterrevolution: Challenging Liberalism in 1950s Milwaukee
"Conservative Counterrevolution will make a significant impact upon the historical profession and the public at large. This is a great book."
Andrew E. Kersten, author of Clarence Darrow: American Iconoclast "The story Connell tells is eerily relevant… Tula Connell has written an important work. This is an outstanding piece of historical research, and should serve as a model for ... Read more
Andrew E. Kersten, author of Clarence Darrow: American Iconoclast "The story Connell tells is eerily relevant… Tula Connell has written an important work. This is an outstanding piece of historical research, and should serve as a model for ... Read more