The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s - Couverture souple

Weisbrot, Robert; Mackenzie, G. Calvin

 
9780143115465: The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0143115464 ISBN 13 : 9780143115465
Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 2009

Synopsis

An engaging be hind-the-scenes look at the lesser-known forces that fueled the profound social reforms of the 1960s

Provocative and incisive , The Liberal Hour reveals how Washington, so often portrayed as a target of reform in the 1960s, was in fact the era's most effective engine of change. The movements of the 1960s have always drawn the most attention from the decade's chroniclers, but it was in the halls of government-so often the target of protesters' wrath-that the enduring reforms of the era were produced. With nuance and panache, Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot present the real-life characters-from giants like JFK and Johnson to lesser-known senators and congressmen-who drove these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation. The Liberal Hour offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinary moment when more progressive legislation was passed than in almost any other era in American history.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

An engaging be hind-the-scenes look at the lesser-known forces that fueled the profound social reforms of the 1960s

Provocative and incisive , The Liberal Hour reveals how Washington, so often portrayed as a target of reform in the 1960s, was in fact the era's most effective engine of change. The movements of the 1960s have always drawn the most attention from the decade's chroniclers, but it was in the halls of government-so often the target of protesters' wrath-that the enduring reforms of the era were produced. With nuance and panache, Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot present the real-life characters-from giants like JFK and Johnson to lesser-known senators and congressmen-who drove these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation. The Liberal Hour offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinary moment when more progressive legislation was passed than in almost any other era in American history.

Revue de presse

" This is a terrific and timely book-a riveting narrative of one of the most fascinating decades in American history."
-Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals

"A valuable corrective to a lot of hackneyed thinking about the significance of the '60s."
-The New York Times

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Éditeur
Penguin Publishing Group
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0143115464
ISBN 13 
9780143115465
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
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ISBN 10 :  1594201706 ISBN 13 :  9781594201707
Editeur : Penguin Pr, 2008
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