A People's War on Poverty

A People's War on Poverty
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9780820346717
ISBN-13 : 0820346713
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Download or read book A People's War on Poverty written by Wesley G. Phelps and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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