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 an even-handed reassessment of Lindsay's legacy and the
policies 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 marches, demands
for black power, antiwar demonstrations, and a heroic
intergovernmental effort to redistribute national resources more
evenly. Written by prize-winning authors and leading scholars, each
chapter covers a distinct aspect of Lindsay's mayoralty (politics,
race relations, finance, public management, architecture, economic
development, and the arts), while Joseph P. Viteritti's
introductory and concluding essays offer an honest and nuanced
portrait of Lindsay and the prospects for shaping more balanced
public priorities as New York City ushers in a new era of
progressive leadership. The volume's sharp focus on the
controversies of the Mad Men era will appeal not only to older
readers who witnessed its explosive events, but also to younger
readers eager for a deeper understanding of the time. A progressive
Republican with bold ideals and a fervent belief in the American
Dream, Lindsay strove to harness the driving forces of
modernization, democratization, acculturation, inclusion, growth,
and social justice in ways that will inform our thinking about the
future of the city. Contributors: Lizabeth Cohen, Paul Goldberger,
Brian Goldstein, Geoffrey Kabaservice, Mariana Mogilevich, Charles
R. Morris, David Rogers, Clarence Taylor, and Joseph P. Viteritti.
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