Liberal Hour Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s

Name: Liberal Hour Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s
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ISBN: 9780143115465

ISBN-10: 0143115464

ISBN-13: 9780143115465

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Authors: Robert Weisbrot, G. Calvin Mackenzie

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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 Hourreveals 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…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 6/30/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction



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


Conclusion: The Durable Decade


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index