Liberty and Equality 1920-1994

New York, New York, USA: HarperColins Publishers, 1994. CA6 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present and no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in blue paper covered boards quarter bound in blue cloth with gold lettering and graphics on the spine and a graphic blind stamped on the front with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light tape staining on the front and back outside board surfaces from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page plus there is some very light soiling on the outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is volume 4 in the authors' Liberty In America: 1600 to the Present series. This title examines the social, political, and cultural history of the United States in the period since 1920 in a portrayal of the struggles, successes, and failures of an increasingly multicultural society seeking liberty and equality. It begins with the post-war fear and hatred of black, Jews, Catholics, and all foreigners at th4e end of the First World War and the resulting emergence of protofiscist organizations developed with the avowed purpose of staving off modernity and preserving 'normalcy.' The authors then go on through the Great Depression, World War, cold war, and the post-war period of great affluence and rapid social change that increased the speed of social change that strained family and community life. Endnotes, indexed, acknowledgments, 363p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.