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Robert Weisbrot G. Calvin Mackenzie

The Liberal Hour

Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s

Robert Weisbrot,  G. Calvin Mackenzie

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English
Penguin USA
30 June 2009
History of the Americas; Politics & government; Political science & theory; Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies
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 Hour reveals 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 these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation. The Liberal Hour offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinary moment when more progressive legislation was passed than in almost any other era in American history.
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Imprint:   Penguin USA
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 215mm,  Width: 139mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   420g
ISBN:   9780143115465
ISBN 10:   0143115464
Pages:   448
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
The Liberal HourIntroduction 1. America in the Postwar Years 2. Politics and the Liberal Arc 3. The Federal Colossus 4. Free At Last 5. To Protect the Planet 6. The Hour of Maximum Danger 7. A TVA in the Mekong Valley 8. The End of the Liberal Hour Conclusion: The Durable Decade Acknowledgments Notes Index

Reviews for The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s

This is a terrific and timely book-a riveting narrative of one of the most fascinating decades in American history. -Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals A valuable corrective to a lot of hackneyed thinking about the significance of the '60s. - The New York Times


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