People's War on Poverty : Urban Politics, Grassroots Activists, and the Struggle for Democracy in Houston, 1964-1976 /

In A People's War on Poverty, Wesley G. Phelps investigates the on-the-ground implementation of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty during the 1960s and 1970s. He argues that the fluid interaction between federal policies, urban politics, and grassroots activists created a significan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Phelps, Wesley G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Community Action Program (U.S.)
Community Action Program (U.S.) > History.
Social action.
Poverty > Government policy.
Poor > Services for.
Poor > Political activity.
Community development.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Action sociale > Texas > Houston > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Pauvrete > Politique gouvernementale > Texas > Houston > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Pauvres > Activite politique > Texas > Houston > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Pauvres > Services > Texas > Houston > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Social action > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Poverty > Government policy > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Poor > Political activity > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Poor > Services for > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Community development > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Texas > Houston.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. The War on Poverty and the Expansion of Democracy; One. Declaring a War on Poverty in the Midst of "Pervasive Conservatism": The Tumultuous Road to Establishing a Community Action Agency, 1964-1965; Two. Creating an Alternative Antipoverty Philosophy for Houston: Grassroots Religious Activists and VISTA Workers Outside the City's Community Action Agency, 1964-1966; Three. An Aggressive Vision for the Community Action Program: Confrontational Politics and the Expansion of Democracy, 1966-1967.
  • Four. A Closing Window of Opportunity for Expanding Democracy: Houston's Public Officials and the Taming of the Community Action Program, 1967Five. A Triumph for the Limited Vision of Democracy: New Leadership and the Expulsion of the Organizers, 1967-1969; Six. National Changes with Local Results: De- escalation of the War on Poverty, 1969-1976; Conclusion. The War on Democracy; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.

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