The Thirties

by Frisch, Morton J.; Diamond, Martin; Kesler, Charles R.

• ISBN13: 9780875806327
• ISBN10: 0875806325
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-30
• Publisher: Northern Illinois Univ Pr

Summary

We are pleased to bring back into print The Thirties, originally published in 1968 as NIU Pressrs"s third book. With contributions from some of the 20th centuryrs"s most notable political thinkers, historians, and cultural commentators, this remarkable volume has withstood the test of time. Original pieces from authors as varied as Irving Kristol, Howard Zinn, Upton Sinclair, and members of Rooseveltrs"s brain trust offer a diversity of thought from across the political spectrum. With the countryrs"s current economic troubles, this volumers"s multifaceted take on the Great Depression and New Deal has never been timelier. This volume of essays-presented at Claremont Menrs"s College in 1965-will appeal to any scholar trying to understand the parallels between today and another tumultuous decade in 20th-century American history. Contributors: Martin Diamond Irving Kristol Howard Zinn Leslie A. Fiedler Morton J. Frisch Frank Knight Orme W. Phelps Raymond Moley Rexford G. Tugwell Ernest K. Lindley Upton Sinclair

Author Biography

 

Morton J. Frisch (1924–2007) was a Professor of Political
Science at Northern Illinois University for more than 40 years. He was the author or editor of eight books. 

Martin Diamond (1919–1977) was an influential constitutional scholar. He was a Professor of Political Science at Northern Illinois University from 1971–1977. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Chicago and Claremont Men’s College. He was the author or editor of eight books.

Charles R. Kesler is a senior fellow of the Claremont Institute, editor of the Claremont Review of Books, and Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introductory Letter	p. xvi
Preface	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 3
Ten Years in a Tunnel-Reflections on the 1930's	p. 6
A Comparison of the Militant Left of the Thirties and Sixties	p. 27
The Two Memories-Reflections on Writers and Writing in the Thirties	p. 44
The Welfare States as a Departure from the Older Liberalism	p. 68
The Economic Principles of the New Deal	p. 84
The Right to Organize-A Neglected Chapter in American Labor History	p. 100
Symposium-Early Days of the New Deal	p. 124
How I Reformed Three Great American Families	p. 144
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