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Prisoners of Hope

Lyndon B. Johnson, The Great Society, and the Limits of Liberalism

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December 17, 2021 | History
An edition of Prisoners of Hope (2016)

Prisoners of Hope

Lyndon B. Johnson, The Great Society, and the Limits of Liberalism

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How and why Johnson got his Great Society and War on Poverty programs enacted, and how they were undone by the Vietnam war and domestic violence.

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Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
461

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Table of Contents

Contents Page vii
Introduction. The Paradox of Reform Page 1
1. "I Am a Roosevelt New Dealer": Liberalism Ascendant Page 15
2. Funding the Great Society and the Ware on Poverty Page 43
3. The Second Reconstruction Page 75
4. The Mandate: The Election of 1964 Page 101
5. Liberal Nationalism Versus the American Creed: The Great Society from Schoolroom to Hospital Page 127
6. March to Freedom: Selma and the Voting Rights Act Page 157
7. Cultures of Poverty Page 183
8. Progressivism Redux: The Challenges of Social Engineering Page 197
9. Nativism at Bay: Immigration and the Latino Movement Page 217
10. The New Conservation Page 227
11. Guns and Butter Page 239
12. The Search for a New Kind of Freedom Page 261
13. The Imp of the Perverse: Community Action and Welfare Rights Page 283
14. Reform Under Siege Page 293
15. Whiplash: Urban Rioting and the War on Crime Page 309
16. A "Rice-Roots Revolution": The Great Society in Vietnam Page 237
17. Abdication Page 339
18. American Dystopia Page 359
Conclusion Page 391
Acknowledgments Page 403
Notes Page 405
Index Page 447

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hardcover
Pagination
vii, 461p
Number of pages
461
Weight
790 grams

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OL25929863M
ISBN 13
978 0 465 04096 3

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