Gunnar Myrdal and America's Conscience - (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies) by Walter a Jackson (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma (1944) influenced the attitudes of a generation of Americans on the race issue and established Myrdal as a major critic of American politics and culture.
- About the Author: Walter A. Jackson is assistant professor of history at North Carolina State University.
- 468 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology
- Series Name: Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies
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About the Book
Gunnar Myrdal and America's Conscience: Social Engineering and Racial Liberalism, 1938-1987Book Synopsis
Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma (1944) influenced the attitudes of a generation of Americans on the race issue and established Myrdal as a major critic of American politics and culture. Walter Jackson explores how the Swedish Social Democratic scholar, policymaker, and activist came to shape a consensus on one of America's most explosive public issues.Review Quotes
The deepest, most scholarly and insightful treatment yet written of Gunnar Myrdal and his classic, "An American Dilemma".
Thomas F. Pettigrew, University of California, Santa Cruz
A wide-sweeping, incisive, and penetrating biography of a great intellect and international figure.
"Science"
An intellectual history far more than a biographical treatment; it captures the essential interaction of ideas, egos, and events.
"Journal of Southern History"
"A wide-sweeping, incisive, and penetrating biography of a great intellect and international figure.
"Science""
"The deepest, most scholarly and insightful treatment yet written of Gunnar Myrdal and his classic, "An American Dilemma."
Thomas F. Pettigrew, University of California, Santa Cruz"
An indispensable account of how one extraordinary social scientist traced the long-term origins of America's current dilemma.
"Times Higher Education Supplement"
The failure to implement Myrdal's vision remains America's dilemma.
"Contemporary Sociology"
About the Author
Walter A. Jackson is assistant professor of history at North Carolina State University.