Civic passions : seven who launched progressive America (and what they teach us) /

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Tichi examines innovative leadership in periods of crisis in American history, starting from the late 19th century, when respected voices warned that America was on the brink of collapse. She brings 7 iconoclastic individuals from the Gilded Age back to life to show how citizen-activists can engage...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tichi, Cecelia, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
Temas:
1800-1999
Progressivism (United States politics)
Political activists > United States > Biography.
Social reformers > United States > Biography.
Leadership > United States > Case studies.
Social problems > United States > History > 19th century.
Social problems > United States > History > 20th century.
Progressisme > États-Unis.
Activistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Réformateurs sociaux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Leadership > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Problèmes sociaux > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Problèmes sociaux > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Leadership
Political activists
Politics and government
Social conditions
Social problems
Social reformers
United States > History > 1865-1921 > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1865-1933.
United States > Social conditions > 1865-1918.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1865-1921 > Biographies.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1933.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1865-1918.
United States
Biographies
Case studies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Two Gilded Ages : a preface
  • Danger and opportunity : an introduction
  • Alice Hamilton, M.D. : the dangerous trades
  • John R. Commons : the Pittsburgh survey
  • Julia Lathrop : justice, not pity
  • Florence Kelley : the wages of work
  • Louis D. Brandeis : citizen
  • Walter Rauschenbusch : the social gospel
  • Ida B. Wells-Barnett : lynching in all its phases
  • Progressive encore? A postscript.

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