Bibliograph

Gunnar Myrdal and America's conscience:, social engineering and racial liberalism, 1938-1987, Walter A. Jackson

Type

Label

Gunnar Myrdal and America's conscience:, social engineering and racial liberalism, 1938-1987, Walter A. Jackson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gunnar Myrdal and America's conscience:

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Walter A. Jackson

Series statement

The Fred W. Morrison series in Southern studies

Sub title

social engineering and racial liberalism, 1938-1987

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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