Lbj a Life - Couverture souple

Unger, Irwin; Unger, Debi

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471395226 ISBN 13 : 9780471395225

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Unger Irwin Unger Debi

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Critical Praise for Irwin Unger "[This] is the most thorough, fair–minded, and balanced appraisal of the money question&which has yet been produced&It provides a foundation upon which a coming generation of historians can build increasingly more accurate and plausible interpretations of this crucial period." The Economist on The Greenback Era: A Social and Political History of American Finance "Sympathetic to its objectives but mindful of its unresolved contradictions, Unger summons us to a necessary reconsideration of how LBJ’s unfinished Great Society defines our current perplexities." Booklist on The Best of Intentions: The Triumph and Failure of the Great Society under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon Critical Praise for Irwin and Debi Unger "Along with the familiar sagas of the anti–Vietnam War and civil rights crusades, the authors catch the ferment of the underground press, community action programs, welfare rights militancy, the free speech and sexual freedom movements. Every page brims with relevance to the 1980s." Publishers Weekly on Turning Point?: 1968

Présentation de l'éditeur

From a Pulitzer prize–winning writer, the only single–volume biography of the towering yet enigmatic leader––from his humble origins to his rise to America′s highest office. Flawed as a human being, Lyndon Johnson was a towering public figure of his era, a man whose social programs changed America in profound ways. In this compelling new biography, Irwin and Debi Unger explore the political and personal influences that made Johnson such an unpredictable, charismatic, and difficult man, depicting his life as a constant tension between political expediency and doing the right thing for Americans.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471395226
• ISBN 13: 9780471395225
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 592