A People's War on Poverty
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A People's War on Poverty by Wesley G Phelps
Investigates the on-the-ground implementation of President Lyndon Johnsons War on Poverty during the 1960s and 1970s. Wesley G. Phelps 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 and the rights of citizenship that historians have largely overlooked.WESLEY G. PHELPS is an assistant professor of history at Sam Houston State University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780820346717 |
| ISBN 10 | 0820346713 |
| Title | A People's War on Poverty |
| Author | Wesley G Phelps |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
| Year published | 2014-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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