About this title: An examination of the political and social changes which took place in America during the first two decades of this century. It looks at, amongst other things, how the role of president was transformed under the leadership of Roosevelt and Wilson.
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Edition: Stated 1st Edition Ex Lib.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780393028065ISBN:0393028062
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 1990-04
ISBN-13:9780393028065ISBN:0393028062
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780393028065ISBN:0393028062
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 1990-09-17
ISBN-13:9780393956559ISBN:0393956555
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"Despite the rather tiresome thesis -- that the first two decades of the twentieth century were really, really important and also a golden age in politics -- this is an adequate, if unspectacular history of 1900-1920 in America, though the author does tend to white-wash the leaders he admires. A clear, quick read."
"A basic survey political history of the US from 1900-1920. Pretty well done although Cooper is, in my opinion, way too eager to be even-handed and often ends up trying weakly to justify or to condemn some pretty objectionable/idiotic behavior on the part of his historcal actors.
This is especially true of one of his pet favorites, Teddy Rooseveldt. While Rooseveldt was a colorful and dynamic leader, Cooper's presentation frequently borders on adulation and consistently ignores the fullest implications of some more problematic strains in Rooseveldt's thinking especially on race. In this regard Cooper makes little to no effort to situate Rooseveldt's racial views in the larger pseudo-scientific/sociological eugenic movement of the period and ignores Rooseveldt's frequent references to the biological inferiority of "non-white" races. (PP 107-108, 124) Instead of openly labelling these racist positions however, Cooper points out simply that "in his own way Rooseveldt was outdoing Southern whites in blaming the victims of racism. Small wonder that TR failed to hear the anguished cries of distress of these Americans." (102) This half-hearted condemnation is virtually buried under a mountain of praise for Rooseveldt's other "progressive" doctrines. As a sort of faux ami, it acquits Cooper of the charge of failure to address race without actually addressing the full cultural/political implications of the issue.
Other insatnces of this kind are less controversial perhaps but represent places where Cooper appears to be trying to render coherency to the actions/statements of actors that actually seem to be inconsistant. This suggests to the reader that Cooper may be unduly reductionist in his treatments of the thinking of some figures.
These are definitely major issues, but as long as the reader is aware of them while reading this work, it is a good introduction to the politics and foreign affairs of the US in the early twentieth century."
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