1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454339903321

Autore

Baer Frances Lisa <1968->

Titolo

Resistance to public school desegregation [[electronic resource] ] : Little Rock, Arkansas, and beyond / / Frances Lisa Baer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-59332-363-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Law and society

Disciplina

379.2/630973

Soggetti

Discrimination in education - United States - History

School integration - United States - History

Discrimination in education - Arkansas - Little Rock - History

School integration - Arkansas - Little Rock - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-318) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preparations for compliance in the "city of roses" -- Segregationist Arkansas rear their heads -- James Jackson Kilpatrick, Jr., and the "transcendent issue" -- The citizens' council turns up the heat -- Last ditch attempts at avoidance -- Governor Faubus calls out the guard -- The Little Rock crisis in the eyes of the world and at home -- The "prevailing spirit of defiance" -- The moderates awaken : "massive resistance" after Cooper -- The forces of moderation reclaim the "city of roses".



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910695900703321

Autore

Hite Randolph C

Titolo

Homeland Security [[electronic resource] ] : US-VISIT has not fully met expectations and longstanding program management challenges need to be addressed : testimony before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives / / statement of Randolph C. Hite, Richard M. Stana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007]

Descrizione fisica

36 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-07-499 T

Altri autori (Persone)

StanaRichard M

Soggetti

Visitors, Foreign - Government policy - United States

Visitors, Foreign - United States - Identification

Biometric identification - United States

Ports of entry - Security measures - United States

National security - United States

Terrorism - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 18, 2007).

"For release ... February 16, 2007."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.