| Public Versus Private Power During the Truman Administration: A Study of Fair Deal Liberalism Contributor(s): Ninkovich, Frank (Editor), de Luna, Phyllis Komarek (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820431443 ISBN-13: 9780820431444 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $75.91 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Nature | Natural Resources |
| Dewey: 333.793 |
| LCCN: 96019238 |
| Series: Modern American History, |
| Physical Information: 253 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Public versus Private Power during the Truman Administration" offers the first thorough historical analysis of one of the most contentious aspects of the Fair Deal - President Harry S. Truman's electric power policies. In 1948, Truman championed as part of his liberal program a major expansion of public power. De Luna shows how these plans were adulterated by a powerful combination of forces: the opposition of private power, discord among agencies and individuals in the executive branch, and a split in the Democratic Party. Forced to compromise on this important issue, the last Truman administration unwittingly helped usher in a more conservative period in American political life. |