The Age of Acquiescence swords and fire

The Age of Acquiescence swords and fire"Sweeping and ambitious . . . Fraser weaves together a rich tapestry of history, statistics and barely suppressed outrage." Maura Casey, The Washington Post From the Revolution through the Civil Rights Movement, Americans mobilized against political, social, and economic privilege. But over the last half century that political will has vanished. In The Age of Acquiescence, Steve Fraser explains why. His account of national transformation brilliantly

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