The liberal hour : Washington and the politics of change in the 1960s / G. Calvin Mackenzie & Robert Weisbrot.

Main entry:

Mackenzie, G. Calvin.

Title & Author:

The liberal hour : Washington and the politics of change in the 1960s / G. Calvin Mackenzie & Robert Weisbrot.

Publication:

New York : Penguin Press, 2008.

Description:

428 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.

Series:

The Penguin history of American life

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-408) and index.
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 -- The durable decade.

Summary:

A history of the liberal movement in the 1960s argues that the government was largely responsible for many of the positive changes associated with the period, in an account that evaluates the cultural and political factors that enabled key reforms.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1594201706
9781594201707
9780143115465 (pbk.)
0143115464 (pbk.)

Subject:

Liberalism United States History 20th century.
Political culture United States History 20th century.
Social change United States History 20th century.
Libéralisme États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Economic history.
Liberalism.
Political culture.
Politics and government.
Social change.
Social conditions.
Liberalismus
Politischer Wandel
United States Politics and government 1961-1963.
United States Politics and government 1963-1969.
United States Social conditions 1960-1980.
United States Economic conditions 1961-1971.
États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 1961-1963.
États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 1963-1969.
États-Unis Conditions sociales 1960-1980.
États-Unis Conditions économiques 1961-1971.
United States.
USA

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Weisbrot, Robert.
Penguin history of American life.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307596
Call No.: BIB 253067
Status: Available

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