Congress, Progressive Reform, and the New American State

Klappentext An exploration of progressivism and the political change which established the modern American state. Zusammenfassung Using a series of case-studies of congressional reform legislation during the early twentieth century! Congress! Progressive Reform and the New American State explores the nature of progressivism and the processes of political change which resulted in the establishment of the modern American state. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Congress and the nation; 3. The troubled subject of railroad regulation in the progressive era; 4. Congress and the 'labor question'; 5. The ideal of a 'model city': Congress and the District of Columbia; 6. The Senate and progressive reform; 7. Patterns of republican insurgency in the House of Representatives; 8. Progressivism, democratic style; 9. Congress, progressive reform, and the new American state.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Harrison, Robert (University of Wales Harrison
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521158145
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15814-5
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political science & theory, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, History of the Americas, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government, Central government