Steady Work: Essays In The Politics Of Democratic Radicalism 1953-1966
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At the crossroads of intellectual courage and political conviction stands Irving Howe, one of America's most formidable democratic socialist thinkers, whose collected writings in Steady Work chronicle over a decade of urgent engagement with the turbulent landscape of mid-twentieth-century American radicalism. Spanning the years 1953 to 1966, this anthology presents a series of penetrating essays that argue passionately for a humane, democratic left, confronting Cold War anxieties, civil rights struggles, and the fractious debates within socialist and liberal circles with unflinching clarity. Howe writes with a rare combination of moral seriousness and literary elegance, situating political ideas within their broader cultural and historical context, a hallmark of his work as co-founder of the influential journal Dissent. Each essay illustrates his conviction that a responsible democratic radicalism must resist both the seductions of authoritarian politics and the complacency of liberal centrism. For readers drawn to the great ideological battles that shaped modern America, Steady Work remains an essential and provocative testament — one that asks whether the democratic left can summon the discipline and vision to matter once more.
Author: Irving Howe
Format: Paperback
Published: 1966, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of intellectual courage and political conviction stands Irving Howe, one of America's most formidable democratic socialist thinkers, whose collected writings in Steady Work chronicle over a decade of urgent engagement with the turbulent landscape of mid-twentieth-century American radicalism. Spanning the years 1953 to 1966, this anthology presents a series of penetrating essays that argue passionately for a humane, democratic left, confronting Cold War anxieties, civil rights struggles, and the fractious debates within socialist and liberal circles with unflinching clarity. Howe writes with a rare combination of moral seriousness and literary elegance, situating political ideas within their broader cultural and historical context, a hallmark of his work as co-founder of the influential journal Dissent. Each essay illustrates his conviction that a responsible democratic radicalism must resist both the seductions of authoritarian politics and the complacency of liberal centrism. For readers drawn to the great ideological battles that shaped modern America, Steady Work remains an essential and provocative testament — one that asks whether the democratic left can summon the discipline and vision to matter once more.