The liberal hour : Washington and the politics of change in the 1960s

The liberal hour Washington and the politics of change in the 1960s

In most accounts of the 1960s, Washington is portrayed as a target of reform—a reluctant group of politicians coaxed into accepting the radical spirit the day demanded. In the newest volume in the award-winning Penguin History of American Life, Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot argue that the mos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mackenzie, G. Calvin (-)
Other Authors: Weisbrot, Robert
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Penguin Press 2008
Series:The Penguin history of American life
Subjects:
Liberalismo > Estados Unidos > Historia > s. XX.
Cultura política > Estados Unidos > Historia > s. XX.
Cambio social > Estados Unidos > Historia > s. XX.
Estados Unidos > Política y gobierno > 1961-1963.
Estados Unidos > Política y gobierno > 1963-1969.
Estados Unidos > Situación social > 1960-1980.
Estados Unidos > Situación económica > 1961-1971.
Online Access:Sumario
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Table of Contents:
  • America in the postwar years
  • Politics and the liberal arc
  • The federal colossus
  • Free at last
  • To protect the planet
  • The hour of maximum danger
  • A TVA in the Mekong Valley
  • The end of the liberal hour
  • The durable decade

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