Regulating a New Society

by Keller, Morton

• ISBN13: 9780674753662
• ISBN10: 0674753666
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-09-01
• Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr

Summary

In this remarkable book, a leading scholar of twentieth-century American History describes the complex interplay between rapid economic change and regulatory policy from the dawn of the new century to the early 1930's.

Author Biography

Morton Keller is Spector Professor of History, Brandeis University.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Institutions

The Family and the State The Matrix of Marriage The Dilemmas of Divorce Parent and Child

Church and State, School and Society Church and State School and Society

Issues

Private Rights and Civil Liberties The Interests of Personality Civil Liberties and Social Change The Passions of Politics and War

Private Vices, Public Mores Frailties of the Flesh The Crusade against Drink Jerusalem Lost

Crime and Punishment The Face of Crime Criminal Justice

Social Welfare Comparative Perspectives Poverty and Pensions The Public's Health The Condition of Labor

Groups

Immigrants and Aliens Restriction Aliens, Citizenship, and Race

Blacks and Whites Progressivism and Race Racism and Normalcy

Indians and Women Assimilation Suffrage Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Modern Times: Images

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