Progressive Intellectuals and the Dilemmas of Democratic Commitment

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Acknowledgments Introduction Progressive Reformers, Social Scientists, and the Search for a Democratic Public Defining the People: The Wisconsin School of Labor History and the Creation of the American Worker The People's Expert: Charles McCarthy and the Perils of Public Service Joining the People: William English Walling and the Specter of the Intellectual Class A Love for the People: Anna Strunsky Walling and the Domestic Limits of Democratic Idealism A Voice for the People: A. Philip Randolph and the Cult of Leadership The People's Strategist: W. Jett Lauck and the Panacea of Plenty Teaching the People: Wil Lou Gray and the Siren of Educational Opportunity Epilogue: The Once and Future Career of the Public Intellectual Notes Index