There was a progressive movement in the US around the turn of the 20th century, says Stronquist (history, U. of Iowa), and the class problem was critical to how Progressive reformers looked at the world. Both assertions are not so much denied as glossed over by most historians. Among his perspectives are the labor problem and the crisis of the old order, communities of reformers, and class wars and the crisis of progressivism. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)