A companion to Lyndon B. Johnson / edited by Mitchell B. Lerner.

A companion to Lyndon B. Johnson / edited by Mitchell B. Lerner.

This companion offers an overview of Lyndon B. Johnson's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the central arguments and scholarly debates from his term in office. Explores the legacy of Johnson and the historical significance of his years as president. Covers the full ran...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (Emerson users only)
Contributors: Lerner, Mitchell B., 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Series:Blackwell companions to American history. Presidential companions.
Subjects:
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973.
Johnson, Lyndon B. > (Lyndon Baines), > 1908-1973 > Political and social views.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1963-1969.
United States > Social conditions > 1960-1980.
United States > Foreign relations > 1963-1969.
Genre/Form:Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The changing South / Jeff Woods
  • LBJ in the House and Senate / Donald A. Ritchie
  • The vice presidency / Marc J. Selverstone
  • Lady Bird Johnson / Lisa M. Burns
  • Management and vision / Sean J. Savage
  • The war on poverty / Edward R. Schmitt
  • African-American civil rights / Kent B. Germany
  • Mexican Americans / Lorena Oropeza
  • Women's issues / Susan M. Hartmann
  • Health care / Larry DeWitt and Edward D. Berkowitz
  • Environmental policy / Martin V. Melosi
  • American immigration policy / Donna R. Gabaccia and Maddalena Marinari
  • LBJ and the Constitution / Robert David Johnson
  • The urban crisis / David Steigerwald
  • Education reform / Lawrence J. McAndrews
  • Domestic insurgencies / Doug Rossinow
  • LBJ and the conservative movement / Jeff Roche
  • Decisions for war / Andrew Preston
  • Fighting the Vietnam War / Robert D. Schulzinger
  • The war at home / Mary Ann Wynkoop
  • The war from the other side / Pierre Asselin
  • Latin America / Alan McPherson
  • Europe / Thomas Alan Schwartz
  • LBJ and the Cold War / John Dumbrell
  • The Middle East / Peter L. Hahn
  • LBJ and the new global challenges / Mark Atwood Lawrence
  • How great was the Great Society? / Sidney M. Milkis
  • Lyndon B. Johnson and the world / Nicholas Evan Sarantakes
  • The legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson / Andrew L. Johns.

Similar Items