The Great Society and the High Tide of Liberalism (Paperback)

The long era of liberal reform that began with the Progressive movement of the early twentieth century and continued with the New Deal, culminated in the 1960s with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. Inspired by the example of his mentor, Franklin Roosevelt, Johnson sought to extend the agenda of the New Deal beyond the realm of economic security to civil rights, housing, education, and health care. In the end, however, his bold ambitions for a Great Society, initiated against the backdrop of an increasingly costly and divisive war, fueled a conservative backlash and undermined faith in liberalism itself. In this volume of original essays, a distinguished group of scholars and activists reassess the mixed legacy of this third major reform period of the last century. They examine not only the policies and programs that were part of LBJ's Great Society, but also the underlying ideological and political shifts that changed the nature of liberalism. Some of the essays focus on Lyndon Johnson himself and the institution of the modern presidency, others on specific reform measures, and still others on the impact of these initiatives in the decades that followed. Perspectives, methodologies, and conclusions differ, yet all of the contributors agree that the Great Society represented an important chapter in the story of the American republic and its ongoing struggle to reconcile the power of the state with the rights of individuals-a struggle that has continued into the twenty-first century.

General

Imprint:	University of Massachusetts Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Political Development of the American Nation: Studies in Politics and History
Release date:	August 2005
First published:	August 2005
Editors:	Sidney M. Milkis • Jerome M. Mileur
Dimensions:	223 x 156 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-1-55849-493-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-55849-493-6
Barcode:	9781558494930

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