The Twenties in America - Politics And History

Informationen zum Autor Niall Palmer Klappentext The Twenties in America offers the first balanced account of the history and politics of this much-maligned decade. Niall Palmer focuses on the governing styles and political philosophies of presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. He suggests that Harding's executive style and achievements were not as poor as traditional portraits have claimed and that Coolidge was largely successful in his efforts to distance himself from the financial scandals of his predecessor, reviving much of the US economy. Palmer argues that the pace of social and technological change created conflicts over race, religion, and poverty, and employment rights. Consequently, old solutions became increasingly irrelevant to the changing times. Zusammenfassung The first full! balanced account of the politics and history of the 1920s in America.

Product details

• Authors: Niall Palmer, Niall A. Palmer
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.07.2006
• EAN: 9780748620371
• ISBN: 978-0-7486-2037-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Series: BAAS Paperbacks; British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks; Baas Paperbacks; British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science