cover image If I Had a Hammer. . .: The Death of the Old Left & the Birth of the New Left

If I Had a Hammer. . .: The Death of the Old Left & the Birth of the New Left

Maurice Isserman. Basic Books, $8.95 (288pp) ISBN 978-0-465-03195-5

The author here traces the history of leftist politics in America. ``Isserman's provocative theme is the New Left's unacknowledged ties to the Old Left that it has repudiated. His scholarly history is useful in tracing the roots of contemporary U.S. radicalism,'' praised PW. Illustrated. (Mar.)