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Public Citizens: The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism

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“Crisp, clear, eloquent.” –Kim Phillips-Fein, New Republic


An “elegantly argued and meticulously documented” (Timothy Noah, New York Times Book Review) account of the postwar struggle over the proper role of citizens and government in American society.

In the 1960s and 1970s, an insurgent attack on traditional liberalism took shape in America. It was built on new ideals of citizen advocacy and the public interest. Environmentalists, social critics, and consumer advocates like Rachel Carson, ...