People's war on poverty, a: urban politics and grassroots activists in houston
Auteur :
Phelps, Wesley G.
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9780820346717
Date de publication :
15 avr. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Phelps investigates the on-the-ground implementation of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty during the 1960s and 1970s and argues that the fluid interaction between federal policies, urban politics, and grassroots activists created a significant site of conflict over the meaning of American democracy.