The liberal state on trial: the Cold War and American politics in the Truman years

Dynamics of postwar politics before the Cold War.

The 80th congress and conceptions of the state.

Ideological interpretations of foreign policy, 1947-1948.

Varieties of liberalism in the 1948 campaigns.

Transnational perspectives and images of the state, 1949-1950.

The American state on trial: the 1950 midterm elections.

All internationalists now: establishing a concensus on the state in the cold war, 1951-1952.

Conclusion: The Cold War, the state, and post New Deal America.