Arthur M Schlesinger Books

This American historian and social critic became renowned for his in-depth analyses of the liberalism of American political leaders. His work deeply explored the lives and legacies of key political figures, examining their administrations and personal struggles. He particularly focused on the Kennedy administration and its impact on American society. Often framing his work as social criticism, he popularized concepts like the "imperial presidency," offering new perspectives on the nation's power structures.

The Politics of Upheaval
1935-1936, the Age of Roosevelt, Volume III
768 pages
27 hours of reading
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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 Cycles of American History
512 pages
18 hours of reading
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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., first revealed the sequences that governed American politics over the past two centuries in The Cycles of American History. In this updated edition, the prominent political historian continues to reflect on the "recurring struggle between pragmatism and idealism in the American soul" (Time). Faced with a new century, a new millennium, and social and technological revolutions, Schlesinger confronts the possibility of a revolution in American political cycles.

The Politics of Upheaval

The Cycles of American History