Thomas J. Sugrue

Thomas J. Sugrue is David Boies Professor of History and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North.

Empire and Revolution: On Joshua Freeman Empire and Revolution: On Joshua Freeman

In a new history of postwar America, Joshua Freeman argues that policy changes occur because of pressure from the bottom up.

Sep 26, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue

Stories and Legends

Stories and Legends Stories and Legends

How Barack Obama has fashioned a personal and political identity by treating the history of the civil rights movement as a usable past.

May 20, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue

The Hundred Days War: Histories of the New Deal The Hundred Days War: Histories of the New Deal

FDR's first hundred days were unprecedented in their ambition and scope--and anything but politically coherent.

Apr 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue

Letters Letters

Obama: Win First, Change Later Oakland, Calif.

Sep 17, 2008 / Letters / Our Readers and Thomas J. Sugrue

Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era

Historian Rick Perlstein explores the resentment and polarization sparked by the Nixon era's cultural and political strife.

Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue

Hearts and Minds Hearts and Minds

Is there more to racism in America than intolerance and immorality? Four books shed light.

Apr 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue

Letters Letters

ALBERT SHANKER'S UFT New Haven, Conn.

Nov 20, 2007 / Letters / Our Readers and Thomas J. Sugrue

Shanker Blows Up the World Shanker Blows Up the World

The life and legacy of a fiery New York teachers' advocate gets caught in the crossfire of a changing liberal landscape.

Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue

Letters Letters

MILITARY FAMILY DIARY Hillsborough, NC

Sep 13, 2006 / Letters / Our Readers and Thomas J. Sugrue

The Geography of Fear The Geography of Fear

Three new books explore how an absence of regulation and active policies of racial exclusion have shaped America's arid suburbs.

Feb 9, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue

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