Benjamin V. Cohen architect of the New Deal / [electronic resource] :
William Lasser.
- Yale University Press, c2002.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 385 p., [10] p. of plates) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins -- Zionist attorney -- Lawyer and investor -- Newcomer to Washington : the Securities Act of 1933 -- Into the maelstrom : the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 -- The Public Utilities Holding Company Act -- At the center of power -- The court-packing plan -- Domestic politics, 1937-1938 -- Waiting for the war -- Destroyers for bases -- London -- World War II -- Diplomat -- Elder statesman -- Benjamin V. Cohen: architect of the New Deal.
Statesmen--United States--Biography. Intellectuals--United States--Biography. Lawyers--United States--Biography. New Deal, 1933-1939. Liberalism--History--United States--20th century. Statesmen--United States. Intellectuals--United States. Lawyers--United States. Electronic books. Libéralisme--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle. Hommes d'État--États-Unis--Biographies. Intellectuels--États-Unis--Biographies. Avocats--États-Unis--Biographies. New Deal. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical. HISTORY. New Deal. Liberalisme.
United States--Politics and government--1933-1953. United States--Politics and government--1953-1961. États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1933-1953. États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1953-1961.