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Carregando... After Wilson: The Struggle for the Democratic Party, 1920-1934de Douglas B. Craig
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. 4018. After Wilson: The Struggle for the Democratic Party, 1920-1934, by Douglas B. Craig (read 29 Apr 2005) This book is an illustration of why I cannot get everything read I want to read. I never heard of it but saw it on a library shelf as I was looking for a different book. It is a 1992 book on the battle for the Democratic Party during the 1920s--always a time of great interest to me. Much of the book is super interesting, and though one would think one knew all there was to know of the politics of that era, I found much of great interest. For example, he explains how Al Smith could win on the first ballot at the Houston convention in 1928 after being unable to win after 103 ballots in 1924 in New York--something which heretofore had mystified me (some figured no Democrat could win in 1928 and so they might as well let Al Smith have the nomination and get that out of the system). This was a really fun book to read. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Craig examines the bitter disputes that shook the Democratic Party in the 1920s and early 1930s and stressed ideological conflicts between conservative and progressive Democrats over economic and social policy. He provides insights into the nature of Democratic dissension during the years after Woodrow Wilson's progressive tenure and thus places the later revolt of conservative Democrats against the New Deal in an ideological and political context. Originally published in 1992. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Craig begins by examining the Democratic realignment in the 1920 elections, when conservatives succeeded in taking over the direction of the party, abandoning Wilsonian progressivism and his successful electoral strategy of linking the American South with the West in favor of a more traditional East-South alliance that opposed government intervention in the economy and in society, particularly in terms of Prohibition. Craig sees all three of the presidential candidates during this decade - James Cox, John W. Davis, and Al Smith - as supporting this agenda, symbolizing the dominance of this conservative approach over the progressive agenda pursued by William Gibbs McAdoo and his followers. It was not until Franklin Roosevelt overcame conservative opposition to win the nomination in 1932 that the liberal wing succeeded in wresting control of the party away from the conservatives, many of whom went on to form the core of American Liberty League that opposed the New Deal.
Craig's book is an interesting examination of the ideological struggles of the Democratic Party leadership during the past-World War I period. Based on considerable research in the archives of the party's leaders, he makes convincing arguments for the centrality of this struggle to the party's conflicts in the 1920s. Yet Craig's focus tends to exaggerate ideological differences between many of these figures (such as those between Smith and Roosevelt), and he never connects this struggle to any sort of analysis of what was happening with the party at the grassroots level. These deficiencies ultimately limit the value of the book, which reveals much about the transformation taking place within the leadership of the Democratic Party but is wanting as an overall examination of the party on the eve of its political dominance over the nation. ( )