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050	0	0	_aE 741 _b.D69 1997
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100	1		_aDowd, Douglas F. _q(Douglas Fitzgerald), _d1919-2017. _eauthor
245	1	0	_aBlues for America : _ba critique, a lament, and some memories / _cDoug Dowd.
260			_aNew York NY : _bMonthly Review Press, _cc1997.
300			_axi, 377 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 331-365) and index.
505	2		_aPart I. From chaos and confusion to the good war: Prologue. Introducing 1919 -- 1. Prosperity and all that jazz, and toward the black hole: 1919 - 1929 -- 2. Death, destruction, and deliverance: 1930 - 1945 --
505	2		_aPart II. Today shalt thou be with me in paradise: The second coming of capitalism: 3. Creating a cold war and a global economy: 1945 - 1960 -- 4, The sixties: fasten your seatbelts --
505	2		_aPart III. Paradise lost: 5. President Queeg and his merry men; and the remains of the decade: 1970 - 1980 -- 6. Cloud cuckoo land: Reagan 1980 - 1988 -- 7. The long morning after: Since Reagan -- Epilogue, Into the teeth of the storm.
520			_a"Blues for America combines an historical critique of the “American Century” with journalistic reports and personal anecdotes. Doug Dowd, an economics professor and long-time troublemaker, traces the socioeconomic history of our country decade by decade in a style reminiscent of Dos Passos’ U.S.A. Blues for America is an engrossing read, filled with incisive observations and biting humor. A keen observer and storyteller, Dowd was also a participant in this history. His personal stories include: a behind the scenes description of a battleship photo-op for General MacArthur during World War II; Cornell University faculty-board meetings at the height of the McCarthy era, where some decidedly nonprofessional remarks fly; travels through Vietnam and Laos with Noam Chomsky in 1970, where he unexpectedly discovers Ross Perot; and many others. Blues for America makes FDR, the Depression, Ike, Korea, Vietnam, and all the movements of the 1960s vividly real for readers of all ages." -- Monthly Review
600	1	0	_aDowd, Douglas F. _q(Douglas Fitzgerald), _d1919-2017 _vAnecdotes. _92860
651		0	_aUnited States _xHistory _y20th century _vAnecdotes. _92861
651		0	_aUnited States _xSocial conditions _vAnecdotes. _92862
651		0	_aUnited States _xEconomic conditions _vAnecdotes. _92863
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0807/96030891-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0807/96030891-d.html
856	4	2	_uhttps://archive.org/details/bluesforamericac00dowd _zInternet_OpenLibrary
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