A People's War on Poverty

Author	: Wesley G. Phelps
Publisher	: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages	: 264
Release	: 2014
ISBN-10	: 9780820346717
ISBN-13	: 0820346713
Rating	: 4/5 (713 Downloads)

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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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