LBJ's America : the life and legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson / edited by Mark Atwood Lawrence, Mark K. Updegrove.
| Other author/creator | Lawrence, Mark Atwood, editor. |
| Other author/creator | Updegrove, Mark K., editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2024 |
| Description | xiii, 373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Portion of title | Life and legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| Contents | Power and Purpose : LBJ in the Presidency / Marc J. Selverstone -- LBJ and the Contours of American Liberalism / Julian E. Zelizer -- Lyndon Johnson and the Transformation of Cold War Conservatism / Nicole Hemmer -- The Great Society and the Beloved Community : Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Partnership That Transformed a Nation / Peniel E. Joseph -- Lyndon Johnson, Mexican Americans, and the Border / Geraldo Cadava -- The War on Poverty : How Qualitative Liberalism Prevailed / Joshua Zeitz -- LBJ's Supreme Court / Laura Kalman -- "If I Cannot Get a Whole Loaf, I Will Get What Bread I Can" : LBJ and the Hart-Celler Immigration Act of 1965 / Madeline Y. Hsu -- "It's Always Hard to Cut Losses" : The Politics of Escalation in Vietnam / Fredrik Logevall -- Lyndon Johnson and the Shifting Global Order / Francis J. Gavin -- "Through a Narrow Glass" : Compassion, Power, and Lyndon Johnson's Struggle to Make Sense of the Third World / Sheyda Jahanbani -- LBJ's America / Melody C. Barnes. |
| Abstract | "This collection delves into Johnson's life and presidency as well as the legacies that have shaped our society since the tumultuous 1960s. Sweeping and influential, this book is for general readers interested in the history of the U.S. and its presidents"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2023017042 |
| ISBN | 9781009172530 |
| ISBN | 1009172530 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781009172554 paperback |
| ISBN | 1009172557 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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