{"product_id":"9781558493216","title":"The New Deal and the Triumph of Liberalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor scholars who have studied it, as for many Americans who experienced it firsthand, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal has long represented a turning point in the modern history of the United States. More than simply a bold program of political change, it marked a critical departure in the governing principles, institutional arrangements, and policies that shape American life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of original essays, a distinguished group of political scientists and historians reevaluate the legacy of the New Deal, showing how Roosevelt and his allies forged an enduring public philosophy -- modern liberalism -- that redefined the relationship of government and governed. Adapting broad principles from the past to the unprecedented circumstances of a worldwide depression, the New Dealers shifted American politics away from its traditional emphasis on self-reliance, private property, and decentralized power. In its place they advocated a new \"economic constitutional order\" -- in effect, a new social contract -- in which the government guaranteed protection to individuals against the uncertainties of the marketplace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the contributors differ in their assessment of the successes and failures of New Deal liberalism, all agree that its implications for American political life were profound and far-reaching -- in the realm of foreign as well as domestic affairs, for the theory as well as the practice of government. Taken together, the essays offer a fresh look at the many ways the New Deal, in Harry Hopkins's phrase, \"made America over.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the editors, contributors are William E. Leuchtenburg, Marc Landy, Nelson Lichtenstein, Donald R. Brand, Jyette Klausen, Suzanne Mettler, Ronald Story, Seyom Brown, and Morton Keller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Massachusetts Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035530969328,"sku":"9781558493216","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781558493216_p0.jpg?v=1763755952","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781558493216","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}