Progressive Inequality

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
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Author: David Huyssen ISBN: 9780674419537
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: March 10, 2014
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: David Huyssen
ISBN: 9780674419537
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: March 10, 2014
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English
The Progressive Era has been seen as a seismic event that reduced the gulf between America's rich and poor. Progressive Inequality cuts against the grain of this view, showing how initiatives in charity, organized labor, and housing reform backfired, reinforcing class biases, especially the notion that wealth derives from individual merit.
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The Progressive Era has been seen as a seismic event that reduced the gulf between America's rich and poor. Progressive Inequality cuts against the grain of this view, showing how initiatives in charity, organized labor, and housing reform backfired, reinforcing class biases, especially the notion that wealth derives from individual merit.

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