Arthur Meier Schlesinger

Historical Scholarship In America: Needs And Opportunities is a book written by Arthur Meier Schlesinger, a renowned American historian and political scientist. The book is a critical analysis of the state of historical scholarship in America during the mid-twentieth century. Schlesinger argues that there is a need for scholars to re-examine traditional interpretations of American history and to adopt new approaches to the study of the past. The book is divided into three parts. The first part provides an overview of the current state of historical scholarship in America, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the field. The second part focuses on the opportunities for new research and the need for historians to explore neglected areas of American history. The third part discusses the role of historical scholarship in shaping public policy and the need for historians to engage with the broader public. Schlesinger's analysis is based on his own experiences as a historian and his interactions with other scholars in the field. He argues that historical scholarship in America has become too focused on narrow topics and has neglected broader themes and issues. He calls for a more interdisciplinary approach to historical research and a greater emphasis on the social and cultural dimensions of American history. Overall, Historical Scholarship In America: Needs And Opportunities is a thought-provoking and insightful book that provides a valuable contribution to the field of American history. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the study of the past and the role of historical scholarship in shaping our understanding of the present. Additional Contributing Authors Include William S. Ferguson, Guy Stanton Ford, Carlton J. H. Hayes, And Dexter Perkins. Introduction By J. Franklin Jameson. A Report By The Committee Of The American Historical Association On The Planning Of Research. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The author combines research and excerpts from Hyde Park papers to illuminate the forty-five-year marriage of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

In a book that brings a magisterial command of history to the most urgent of contemporary questions, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., explores the war in Iraq, the presidency, and the future of democracy. Describing unilateralism as "the oldest doctrine in American history," Schlesinger nevertheless warns of the dangers posed by the fatal turn in U. S. policy from deterrence and containment to preventive war. He writes powerfully about George W. Bush's expansion of presidential power, reminding us nevertheless of our country's distinguished legacy of patriotism through dissent in wartime. And in a new chapter written especially for the paperback edition, he examines the historical role of religion in American politics as a background for an assessment of Bush's faith-based presidency.

The Crisis of the Old Order, 1919-1933, volume one of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.'s Age of Roosevelt series, is the first of three books that interpret the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of the early twentieth century in terms of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the spokesman and symbol of the period. Portraying the United States from the Great War to the Great Depression, The Crisis of the Old Order covers the Jazz Age and the rise and fall of the cult of business. For a season, prosperity seemed permanent, but the illusion came to an end when Wall Street crashed in October 1929. Public trust in the wisdom of business leadership crashed too. With a dramatist's eye for vivid detail and a scholar's respect for accuracy, Schlesinger brings to life the era that gave rise to FDR and his New Deal and changed the public face of the United States forever.

The Coming of the New Deal, 1933-1935, volume two of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and biographer Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. s Age of Roosevelt series, describes Franklin Delano Roosevelt s first tumultuous years in the White House. Coming into office at the bottom of the Great Depression, FDR told the American people that they have nothing to fear but fear itself. The conventional wisdom having failed, he tried unorthodox remedies to avert economic collapse. His first hundred days restored national morale, and his New Dealers filled Washington with new approaches to recovery and reform. Combining idealistic ends with realistic means, Roosevelt proposed to humanize, redeem, and rescue capitalism. The Coming of the New Deal, written with Schlesinger s customary verve, is a gripping account of critical years in the history of the republic."

The classic image of the American nation — a melting pot in which differences of race, wealth, religion, and nationality are submerged in democracy — is being replaced by an orthodoxy that celebrates difference and abandons assimilation. While this upsurge in ethnic awareness has had many healthy consequences in a nation shamed by a history of prejudice, the cult of ethnicity, if pressed too far, threatens to fragment American society to a dangerous degree. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner in history and adviser to the Kennedy and other administrations, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., is uniquely positioned to wave the caution flag in the race to a politics of identity. Using a broader canvas in this updated and expanded edition, he examines the international dimension and the lessons of one polyglot country after another tearing itself apart or on the brink of doing so: among them the former Yugoslavia, Nigeria, even Canada. Closer to home, he finds troubling new evidence that multiculturalism gone awry here in the United States threatens to do the same. "One of the most devastating and articulate attacks on multiculturalism yet to appear."—Wall Street Journal "A brilliant book . . . we owe Arthur Schlesinger a great debt of gratitude."—C. Vann Woodward, New Republic