Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism: A Brief Biography with Documents by Bruce J. Schulman
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Textbook (Paperback - Second Edition)
- 304pp
- Sales Rank: 129,496
TEXTBOOK INFORMATION
- ISBN-13: 9780312416331
- Edition Description: Second Edition
- Edition Number: 2
- Pub. Date: August 2006
- Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: August 2006
- Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
- Format: Textbook Paperback, 304pp
- Sales Rank: 129,496
- Series: The Bedford Series in History and Culture Series
- ISBN-13: 9780312416331
- ISBN: 0312416334
- Edition Number: 2
- Edition Description: Second Edition
Synopsis
Whether admired or reviled, Lyndon B. Johnson and his tumultuous administration embodied the principles and contradictions of his era. Taking advantage of newly released evidence, this second edition incorporates a selection of fresh documents, including transcripts of Johnson's phone conversations and conservative reactions to his leadership, to examine the issues and controversies that grew out of Johnson's presidency and have renewed importance today. The voices of Johnson, his aides, his opponents, and his interpreters address the topics of affirmative action, the United States' role in world affairs, civil rights, Vietnam, the Great Society, and the fate of liberal reform. Additional photographs of Johnson in action complement Bruce J. Schulman's rich biographical narrative, and a chronology, an updated bibliographical essay, and new questions for consideration provide pedagogical support.
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BRUCE J. SCHULMAN is professor of history and American studies at Boston University. He is the author of The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics (2001), a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and From Cotton Belt to Sunbelt: Federal Policy, Economic Development, and the Transformation of the South, 1938–1980 (1991). A frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, San Jose Mercury News and numerous other publications, Professor Schulman has held research fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History, and the Marjorie Kovler Fund of the Blum-Kovler Foundation. In 2004, the Organization of American Historians named him to its Distinguished Lectureship program. Schulman is currently at work on a volume for the Oxford History of the United States series covering the years 1896–1929.
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