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Aware of America's backwardness in contrast to European progress, Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 called his country "The most belated of nations". Princeton historian Daniel Rodgers recounts America's efforts to repair the damage of unbridled capitalism.

"The most belated of nations," Theodore Roosevelt called his country during the workmen's compensation fight in 1907. Earlier reformers, progressives of his day, and later New Dealers lamented the nation's resistance to models abroad for correctives to the backwardness of American social politics. Atlantic Crossings is the first major account of the vibrant international network that they constructed—so often obscured by notions of American exceptionalism—and of its profound impact on the United States from the 1870s through 1945.

On a narrative canvas that sweeps across Europe and the United States, Daniel Rodgers retells the story of the classic era of efforts to repair the damages of unbridled capitalism. He reveals the forgotten international roots of such innovations as city planning, rural cooperatives, modernist architecture for public housing, and social insurance, among other reforms. From small beginnings to reconstructions of the new great cities and rural life, and to the wide-ranging mechanics of social security for working people, Rodgers finds the interconnections, adaptations, exchanges, and even rivalries in the Atlantic region's social planning. He uncovers the immense diffusion of talent, ideas, and action that were breathtaking in their range and impact.

The scope of Atlantic Crossings is vast and peopled with the reformers, university men and women, new experts, bureaucrats, politicians, and gifted amateurs. This long durée of contemporary social policy encompassed fierce debate, new conceptions of the role of the state, an acceptance of the importance of expertise in making government policy, and a recognition of a shared destiny in a newly created world.

Nicolas Maffei - Journal of Design History

Atlantic Crossings makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the complex traffic of social policy and design solutions during the period [of the 1930s]. It counters the notion of American isolation, and shows that there was an active transatlantic exchange of ideas and models generated, borrowed, tested and modified.

"The most belated of nations," Theodore Roosevelt called his country during the workmen's compensation fight in 1907. Earlier reformers, progressives of his day, and later New Dealers lamented the nation's resistance to models abroad for correctives to the backwardness of American social politics. Atlantic Crossings is the first major account of the vibrant international network that they constructed--so often obscured by notions of American exceptionalism--and of its profound impact on the United States from the 1870s through 1945. On a narrative canvas that sweeps across Europe and the United States, Daniel Rodgers retells the story of the classic era of efforts to repair the damages of unbridled capitalism. He reveals the forgotten international roots of such innovations as city planning, rural cooperatives, modernist architecture for public housing, and social insurance, among other reforms. From small beginnings to reconstructions of the new great cities and rural life, and to the wide-ranging mechanics of social security for working people, Rodgers finds the interconnections, adaptations, exchanges, and even rivalries in the Atlantic region's social planning. He uncovers the immense diffusion of talent, ideas, and action that were breathtaking in their range and impact. The scope of Atlantic Crossings is vast and peopled with the reformers, university men and women, new experts, bureaucrats, politicians, and gifted amateurs. This long dure of contemporary social policy encompassed fierce debate, new conceptions of the role of the state, an acceptance of the importance of expertise in making government policy, and a recognition of a shared destiny in a newly created world. 'The most belated of nations,'Theodore Roosevelt called his country during the workmen's compensation fight in 1907. Earlier reformers, progressives of his day, and later New Dealers lamented the nation's resistance to models abroad for correctives to the backwardness of American social politics. Atlantic Crossings is the first major account of the vibrant international network that they constructed--so often obscured by notions of American exceptionalism--and of its profound impact on the United States from the 1870s through 1945.On a narrative canvas that sweeps across Europe and the United States, Daniel Rodgers retells the story of the classic era of efforts to repair the damages of unbridled capitalism. He reveals the forgotten international roots of such innovations as city planning, rural cooperatives, modernist architecture for public housing, and social insurance, among other reforms. From small beginnings to reconstructions of the new great cities and rural life, and to the wide-ranging mechanics of social security for working people, Rodgers finds the interconnections, adaptations, exchanges, and even rivalries in the Atlantic region's social planning. He uncovers the immense diffusion of talent, ideas, and action that were breathtaking in their range and impact.The scope of Atlantic Crossings is vast and peopled with the reformers, university men and women, new experts, bureaucrats, politicians, and gifted amateurs. This long durée of contemporary social policy encompassed fierce debate, new conceptions of the role of the state, an acceptance of the importance of expertise in making government policy, and a recognition of a shared destiny in a newly created world. On A Narrative Canvas That Sweeps Across Europe And The United States, Daniel T. Rodgers Retells The Story Of The Classic Era Of Efforts To Repair The Damage Of Unbridled Capitalism. He Reveals The Forgotten International Roots Of Such Innovations As City Planning, Rural Cooperatives, Modernist Architecture For Public Housing, And Social Insurance, Among Other Reforms. From Small Beginnings To Reconstructions Of The New Great Cities And Rural Life, And To The Wide-ranging Mechanics Of Social Security For Working People, Rodgers Finds The Interconnections, Adaptations, Exchanges, And Even Rivalries In The Atlantic Region's Social Planning. He Uncovers The Immense Diffusion Of Talent, Ideas, And Action That Were Breathtaking In Their Range And Impact. 1. Paris, 1900 -- 2. The Atlantic World -- 3. Twilight Of Laissez-faire -- 4. The Self-owned City -- 5. Civic Ambitions -- 6. The Wage Earners' Risks -- 7. War Collectivism -- 8. Rural Reconstruction -- 9. The Machine Age -- 10. New Deal -- 11. London, 1942. Daniel T. Rodgers. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [511]-612) And Index. Contents......Page 8 Prologue......Page 14 World of Iron......Page 21 Explaining Social Politics......Page 33 Landscapes......Page 46 Progressive Politics......Page 65 Natural Acts and Social Desires......Page 89 Professing Economics......Page 110 The Collectivism of Urban Life......Page 125 Cities on a Hill......Page 143 Private Property, Public Designs......Page 173 “City Planning in Justice to the Working Population”......Page 194 Workingmen’s Insurance......Page 230 Fields of Interest......Page 256 Europe, 1914......Page 288 Society “More or Less Molten”......Page 311 Cooperative Farming......Page 339 Island Communities......Page 364 The American Invasion of Europe......Page 388 The Politics of Modernism......Page 412 The Intellectual Economy of Catastrophe......Page 446 Solidarity Imagined......Page 483 The Plan to Abolish Want......Page 522 The Phoenix of Exceptionalism......Page 539 Notes......Page 548 Acknowledgments......Page 650 Index......Page 652 Prologue Paris, 1900 World of Iron Explaining Social Politics The Atlantic World Landscapes Progressive Politics Twilight of Laissez-Faire Natural Acts and Social Desires Professing Economics The Self-Owned City The Collectivism of Urban Life Cities on a Hill Civic Ambitions Private Property, Public Designs "City Planning in Justice to the Working Population" The Wage Earner's Risks Workingmen's Insurance Fields of Interest War Collectivism Europe, 1914 Society "More or Less Molten" Rural Reconstruction Cooperative Farming Island Communities The Machine Age The American Invasion of Europe The Politics of Modernism New Deal The Intellectual Economy of Catastrophe Solidarity Imagined London, 1942 The Plan to Abolish Want The Phoenix of Exceptionalism Notes Acknowledgments Index Traces the efforts of politicians of the Progressive and New Deal periods to form a humanitarian social policy based on the example of European nations, revealing the international origins of America's city planning, public housing, and welfare policies. UP. This text is an account of the vibrant international network that the American socio-political reformers constructed - so often obscured by notions of American exceptionalism - and of its profound impact on the USA from the 1870s through to 1945 A history of the flow of ideas about progressive thought and policies among Atlantic-boardering states, mainly America, England, and Germany, from the 1870s to the 1940s.