| Henry A. Wallace: His Search for a New World Order Contributor(s): White, Graham (Author), Maze, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807857157 ISBN-13: 9780807857151 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 94-27199 |
| Lexile Measure: 1530 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6" W x 9" (1.19 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Henry A. Wallace (1888-1965) remains one of the most puzzling figures of twentieth-century American politics. Serving as secretary of agriculture during the Great Depression, as vice president from 1941 to 1945, and advocating accommodation with the Soviet Union as the Progressive Party's candidate for president in 1948, Wallace had embarked on a spiritual odyssey that shaped his quest for world peace. In this interpretive biography, Graham White and John Maze explore Wallace's political career, his enigmatic personality, and the origins and development of his social, political, and religious thought, including his mystical beliefs. According to White and Maze, an eclectic spiritualism and its attendant social attitudes were central to Wallace's political goals and the course of his public life. Wallace hoped that through free trade, shared technological development, and international economic cooperation, inequity and greed would be made obsolete. Drawing extensively on Wallace's personal papers, his political diary, and his 5,000-page memoir, this study sheds new light not only on Wallace himself, but also on the Roosevelt administration in which he served. Originally published 1995. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
Contributor Bio(s): White, Graham: - Graham White is senior lecturer in history at the University of Sydney in Australia. He is author of FDR and the Press.Maze, John: - John Maze is an independent scholar who has taught psychology at the University of Sydney. He is author of The Meaning of Behaviour. |