{"product_id":"liberalism-and-the-reinvention-of-the-modern-corporation-paperback","title":"Liberalism and the Reinvention of the Modern Corporation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen J. Frydl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporations in the United States have for many decades sought to preserve and extend their power by claiming attributes and privileges reserved for natural persons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiberalism and the Reinvention of the Modern Corporation\u003c\/em\u003e presents a political history of corporate \"identity politics.\" Wielding arguments derived from social movements in search of equity and equality, corporate advocates used identity-based claims not to \"right\" historical wrongs, but to peel back popular regulations designed to provide access to healthcare, safer workplaces and communities, and elections free from the influence of concentrated wealth. Looking beyond the courtroom, Kathleen J. Frydl argues that members of Congress played the decisive role in securing identity-based corporate powers. By couching their efforts to assist corporations as \"fair play,\" legislators turned modern liberalism into a strictly procedural philosophy, devoid of substantive claims and uninterested in power differentials. In a sweeping narrative, \u003cem\u003eLiberalism and the Reinvention of the Modern Corporation\u003c\/em\u003e places corporate identity politics at the heart of the modern conservative movement, the crisis of liberalism, and the fractured politics that define the current American political moment.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathleen J. Frydl\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a Ph.D. in history and specializes in American political development in the twentieth century. Her published work includes two books: the award-winning \u003cem\u003eThe GI Bill\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), and \u003cem\u003eThe Drug Wars in America: 1940-1973\u003c\/em\u003e, named one of Vox's \"Best Books We Read in 2014.\" Writing for a general audience, her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eVox\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDissent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the author of the white paper, \"Trade Not War: A New Approach to Supply-Side Counternarcotics Policy,\" written for the Niskanen Center and published in April 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45431885561958,"sku":"9780197567401","price":69.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/jSkUdWqhPn9780197567401.webp?v=1775814414","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/liberalism-and-the-reinvention-of-the-modern-corporation-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}