Summer in the City John Lindsay, New York, and the American Dream

Name: Summer in the City John Lindsay, New York, and the American Dream
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ISBN: 9781421412627

ISBN-10: 1421412624

ISBN-13: 9781421412627

Edition: 2014

Authors: Joseph P. Viteritti

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Summer in the City takes a clear look at John Lindsay’s tenure as mayor of New York City during the tumultuous 1960s, when President Lyndon Johnson launched his ambitious Great Society Program. Providing a timely and even-handed reassessment of Lindsay’s legacy and the polices of the period, the essays in this volume skillfully dissect his kaleidoscope of progressive ideas and approach to leadership—all set in a perfect storm of huge demographic changes, growing fiscal stress, and an unprecedented commitment by the federal government to attain a more equal society. Compelling archival photos and a timeline give readers a window into the mythic 1960s, a period animated by civil rights…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 4/30/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English