ABSTRACT

In this provocative biographical portrait, Robert A. Gorman examines the political and intellectual life of this engaging radical thinker while looking ahead to the ways in which the work and example he has left us can affect political life in the twenty-first century.

Michael Harrington's major attempt to Americanize socialism plays a big part in Gorman's analysis. He tells readers how it is possible to be both radical and patriotic and how an unjust system can be transformed without being destroyed.

chapter 1|24 pages

A Yankee Radical

chapter 2|26 pages

Dogma and Dialectics

chapter 3|22 pages

The Other Michael Harrington

chapter 4|25 pages

The State and Politics

chapter 5|26 pages

Crisis

chapter 6|23 pages

The New Class and Realignment

chapter 7|24 pages

Socialism Reborn

chapter 8|18 pages

Assessing Michael Harrington