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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An well-researched book.
Norman Birnbaum is a first rate scholar and "After Progress" shows why. The book is a an comparative history of policy reform in Europe and the United States from the late 19th century up the present day. He illustrates that despite the rhetoric of "no alternative" to the so-called `free market' other ways do exist and work well to help...
Published on December 26, 2003
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2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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A disgruntled socialist
The author is disappointed, that socialism failed, despite all the "intellectuals", who considered it the right way. Rather than simply admitting defeat, Mr. Birnbaum finds many explanations, why it had not succeded, yet. His story is a boad sweep through the 20th century. Lack of scholastic methods are "compensated" by some of the most...
Published on October 19, 2003 by PST
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An well-researched book.,
By A Customer
This review is from: After Progress: American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
Norman Birnbaum is a first rate scholar and "After Progress" shows why. The book is a an comparative history of policy reform in Europe and the United States from the late 19th century up the present day. He illustrates that despite the rhetoric of "no alternative" to the so-called `free market' other ways do exist and work well to help everyone and not just those who are `fortunate.' The United States has only one chapter. In it, Birnbaum illustrates the workings of the New Deal, civil rights movements, the anti-war movement, and the right to clear air and water. Highly recommended.
2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A disgruntled socialist,
By PST "A Reader from Germany" (Eislingen Deutschland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: After Progress: American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
The author is disappointed, that socialism failed, despite all the "intellectuals", who considered it the right way. Rather than simply admitting defeat, Mr. Birnbaum finds many explanations, why it had not succeded, yet. His story is a boad sweep through the 20th century. Lack of scholastic methods are "compensated" by some of the most difficult language, I have ever read (I am not a native speaker of the English language, so you may discount this comment) After about 300 tedious pages, I decided to put the book away. A great disapointment! |
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After Progress: American Social Reform and European Socialism in the Twentieth Century by Norman Birnbaum (Hardcover - February 8, 2001)
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