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Henry Wallace's 1948 Presidential Campaign and the Future of Postwar Liberalism
Thomas W. Devine
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Paperback. Henry Wallace's 1948 Presidential Campaign and the Future of Postwar Liberalism Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
In the presidential campaign of 1948, Henry Wallace set out to challenge the conventional wisdom of his time, blaming the United States, instead of the Soviet Union, for the Cold War, denouncing the popular Marshall Plan, and calling for an end to segregation. In addition, he argued that domestic fascism--rather than international communism--posed the primary threat to the nation. He even welcomed Communists into his campaign, admiring their commitment to peace. Focusing on what Wallace himself later considered his campaign's most important aspect, the troubled relationship between non-Communist progressives like himself and members of the American Communist Party, Thomas W. ... Read more
In the presidential campaign of 1948, Henry Wallace set out to challenge the conventional wisdom of his time, blaming the United States, instead of the Soviet Union, for the Cold War, denouncing the popular Marshall Plan, and calling for an end to segregation. In addition, he argued that domestic fascism--rather than international communism--posed the primary threat to the nation. He even welcomed Communists into his campaign, admiring their commitment to peace. Focusing on what Wallace himself later considered his campaign's most important aspect, the troubled relationship between non-Communist progressives like himself and members of the American Communist Party, Thomas W. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469622088
SKU
V9781469622088
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About Thomas W. Devine
Thomas W. Devine is professor of history at California State University, Northridge.
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