New Deal Law and Order: How the War on Crime Built the Modern Liberal State

Anthony Gregory traces the origins of America’s modern law-and-order politics to a surprising source: the New Deal, the crucible of modern liberalism. FDR’s tough-on-crime agenda played a crucial role in the New Dealers’ reform agenda, which greatly expanded the limits of federal power and fundamentally altered the future of the state.

• | Author: Anthony Gregory
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 11, 2024
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780674290303
• | ISBN-10: 0674290305