A legacy of leadership [[electronic resource] ] : governors and American history / / edited by Clayton McClure Brooks

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (319 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.9092/2
• Soggetto topico: Governors - United States - History - 20th century; Women governors - United States; Decentralization in government - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BrooksClayton McClure
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247-273]) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Scheppach, Raymond C. / Vettel, Eric J. -- Introduction. Governing the Twentieth Century / McClure Brooks, Clayton -- Governing the 1910's -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Challenges of a New Century / Milton Cooper, John -- Governing the 1920's and 1930's -- Introduction -- Chapter Two. Huey Long and the Great Depression / White, Richard D. -- Governing the 1940's -- Introduction -- Chapter Three. The Gangbuster as Governor / Norton Smith, Richard -- Governing the 1950's -- Introduction -- Chapter Four. Connecting the United States / McNichol, Dan -- Governing the 1960's -- Introduction -- Chapter Five. Governors in the Civil Rights Era / Frederick, Jeff -- Governing the 1970's -- Introduction -- Chapter Six. Preparing for the Presidency / Cannon, Lou -- Governing the 1980's -- Introduction -- Chapter Seven. Devolution in American Federalism in the Twentieth Century / Nathan, Richard P. -- Governing the 1990's -- Introduction -- Chapter Eight. The Case of Ann Richards / Reid, Jan -- Conclusion: The Evolution of the Gubernatorial Office / Beyle, Thad L. -- Afterword: Governing the Twenty-First Century / McClure Brooks, Clayton -- Timeline of Governors and States in the Twentieth Century -- Notes -- Further Resources -- Contributors -- Index -- Acknowledgments
• Sommario/riassunto: In A Legacy of Leadership, top scholars and journalists create a new framework for understanding the contributions governors have made to defining democracy and shaping American history. Structured chronologically, A Legacy of Leadership places governors in contrast and comparison with one another as well as within the context of their times to show how a century of dramatic developments-war and peace, depression and prosperity-led governors to rethink and expand their positions of leadership. The nine chapters of compelling new scholarship presented here connect the experiences of dynamic individual governors and the evolution of the gubernatorial office to the broader challenges the United States has faced throughout the turbulent twentieth century. Taken together, they demonstrate how interstate cooperation became essential as governors increasingly embraced national and international perspectives to promote their own states' competitiveness. Published for the centennial of the National Governors Association, A Legacy of Leadership is an eloquent demonstration of how, to a great extent, we live in a country that governors created.
• Titolo autorizzato: A legacy of leadership
• ISBN: 0-8122-0899-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462636903321
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