From Poverty to History Maker - An Autobiography

This book describes how Robert "Bob" Holmes, a former juvenile delinquent, rose from humble beginnings in West Virginia and Harlem, New York to become an influential voice in academics and politics. This book provides an analysis of four decades of Georgia legislative politics from the perspective of a political insider.

List of contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 The Early Childhood and Formative Years: Poverty and Segregation
Chapter 2 Higher Education Experiences and My Early Professional Career
Chapter 3 Civic, Political and University Activities in Atlanta
Chapter 4 The 1974 Election Campaign and Early Years in Political Office
Chapter 5 Atlanta and Georgia Politics in the 1970s and 1980s
Chapter 6 Family, University, Business and Civic Developments
Chapter 7 The Southern Center and Decline of the Political Science Program
Chapter 8 The Georgia General Assembly in the 1990s
Chapter 9 Election Reform and Other Policy Issues
Chapter 10 My Final Years in Academia, 2000-2005
Chapter 11 Partisan Politics and the Georgia Legislature
Chapter 12 The Political Struggle Over Education Reform
Chapter 13 Republican Control of the Georgia General Assembly and Adverse Impacts
Chapter 14 The Retirement Years
Index

About the author

Robert A. Holmes

Summary

This book describes how Robert “Bob” Holmes, a former juvenile delinquent, rose from humble beginnings in West Virginia and Harlem, New York to become an influential voice in academics and politics. This book provides an analysis of four decades of Georgia legislative politics from the perspective of a political insider.

Product details

• Authors: Holmes, Robert A. Holmes
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.02.2014
• EAN: 9780761863076
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6307-6
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Political structure & processes, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Political structure and processes