Gunnar Myrdal and America's Conscience: Social Engineering and Racial Liberalism, 1938-1987

Gunnar Myrdal's An American Dilemma (1944) influenced the attitudes of a generation of Americans on the race issue and established Myrdal as a major critic of American politics and culture. Walter Jackson explores how the Swedish Social Democratic scholar, policymaker, and activist came to shape a consensus on one of America's most explosive public issues.

Author: Walter a. Jackson
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 02/25/1994
Pages: 468
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.96h x 5.82w x 1.34d
ISBN: 9780807844601

About the Author
Walter A. Jackson is assistant professor of history at North Carolina State University.