The War on Poverty - A New Grassroots History, 1964-1980

Informationen zum Autor Annelise Orleck (Editor) ANNELISE ORLECK is a professor of history at Dartmouth College. She is the author or editor of four previous books including Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty . Lisa Gayle Hazirjian (Editor) > Klappentext Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty has long been portrayed as the most potent symbol of all that is wrong with big government. Examining the long War on Poverty from the 1960s onward, this book makes a controversial argument that the programs were in many ways a success. Zusammenfassung Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty has long been portrayed as the most potent symbol of all that is wrong with big government. Examining the long War on Poverty from the 1960s onward, this book makes a controversial argument that the programs were in many ways a success.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Annelise (EDT)/ Hazirjian Orleck
• Con la collaborazione di: Corky Lee (Fotografie), Lisa Gayle Hazirjian (Editore), Annelise Orleck (Editore)
• Editore: The University of Georgia Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2011
• EAN: 9780820339498
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-3949-8
• Pagine: 480
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Sociology, Politik und Staat, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare