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The Long Exception: Rethinking The Place Of The New Deal In American History, Jefferson Cowie, Nick Salvatore Jun 2012

The Long Exception: Rethinking The Place Of The New Deal In American History, Jefferson Cowie, Nick Salvatore

Nick Salvatore

"The Long Exception" examines the period from Franklin Roosevelt to the end of the twentieth century and argues that the New Deal was more of an historical aberration—a byproduct of the massive crisis of the Great Depression—than the linear triumph of the welfare state. The depth of the Depression undoubtedly forced the realignment of American politics and class relations for decades, but, it is argued, there is more continuity in American politics between the periods before the New Deal order and those after its decline than there is between the postwar era and the rest of American history. Indeed, by …


The Disney Strike Of 1941: From The Animators' Perspective, Lisa Johnson Jan 2008

The Disney Strike Of 1941: From The Animators' Perspective, Lisa Johnson

Honors Projects

Identifies and explores the tensions that led to the Disney Strike of 1941. Demonstrates that this Strike exhibited different problems from those typical of strikes during the 1930s and early 1940s, especially regarding intellectual property rights, screen credit, and professional differences over standards of excellence.


Labor Versus Capital, Irving Thomas Jan 1897

Labor Versus Capital, Irving Thomas

Student and Lippitt Prize essays

Commentary on the concepts and movements of the nineteenth century labor industry.