Atlantic Crossings: Social Politics in a Progressive Age (Revised)

Title: Atlantic Crossings: Social Politics in a Progressive Age (Revised)
Author: Daniel T Rodgers
Political Science: 1698716
ISBN: 9780674002012
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Published: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 4/19/00
Number of Pages: 648
Section: Political Science | History & Theory | General
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Publisher Description: On a narrative canvas that sweeps across Europe and the United States, Daniel T. Rodgers retells the story of the classic era of efforts to repair the damage of unbridled capitalism. He reveals the forgotten international roots of such innovations as city planning, rural cooperatives, modernist architecture for public housing, and social insurance, among other reforms. From small beginnings to reconstructions of the new great cities and rural life, and to the wide-ranging mechanics of social security for working people, Rodgers finds the interconnections, adaptations, exchanges, and even rivalries in the Atlantic region's social planning. He uncovers the immense diffusion of talent, ideas, and action that were breathtaking in their range and impact.