Public Ambivalence and Government Activism from the New Deal to the Second Gilded Age
by
Katherine S. Newman, Elisabeth S. Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2010
Americans like to think that they look after their own, especially in times of hardship. Particularly for the Great Depression and the Great Society eras, the collective memory is one of solidarity and compassion for the less fortunate. Who Cares? challenges this story by examining opinion polls and...