Changing the world : American progressives in war and revolution
In May of 1919, women from around the world gathered in Zurich, Switzerland, and proclaimed, ""We dedicate ourselves to peace!"" Just months after the end of World War I, the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom--a group led by American progressive Jane Addams and comprising veteran campaigners for social reform--knew that a peaceful world was essential to their ongoing quest for social and economic justice. Alan Dawley tells the story of American progressives during the decade spanning World War I and its aftermath. He shows how they laid the foundation for progressive
eBook, English, 2003
Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2003
History
1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations.
9781400850594, 9780691113227, 1400850592, 069111322X
880237578
Introduction
The new internationalism
Empire and reform
Messianic America
World war and revolution
World leader
The millennial moment
Retreat from reform
Progressive rebirth
Conclusion