Broken ground : John F. Kennedy and the politics of education / / Lawrence J. McAndrews
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| Autore: |
McAndrews Lawrence J (Lawrence John)
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| Titolo: |
Broken ground : John F. Kennedy and the politics of education / / Lawrence J. McAndrews
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 379.1/21/0973 |
| 379.1210973 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Education and state - United States - History |
| Federal aid to education - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government 1961-1963 |
| Note generali: | First published in 1991 by Garland Publishing, Inc. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | BROKEN GROUNDJohn F. Kennedy and the Politics of Education; Copyright; BROKEN GROUNDJohn F. Kennedy and the Politics of Education; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER I: Camels and Such; CHAPTER II: All For One and To Each Its Own; CHAPTER III: Back to School; CHAPTER IV: Running Before Walking; CHAPTER V: 'Bullies' and Pulpits; CHAPTER VI: Where There's Smoke There's Straw; CHAPTER VII: Right War, Wrong Place, Wrong Time; CHAPTER VIII: Quiet Persistence; CHAPTER IX: Forever Young; CHAPTER X: Better Late...; CHAPTER XI: The End of the Beginning; CHAPTER XII: Conclusion |
| AbbreviationsNotes; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Throughout United States history, and particularly from the 1930s through the 1960s, education was a sensitive political issue which preoccupied Congresses, Presidents and interest groups. By the time of John F Kennedy's Presidency federal aid to education was all but inevitable but the disproportionate influence of federal aid adversaries on the House Rule Committee would permit the Kennedy Administration no margin of error. There remained in this subject an abundance of complications and contradictions. This volume addresses the central questions of Kennedy versus Congress and Kennedy ver |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Broken ground |
| ISBN: | 1-136-66961-2 |
| 1-280-67137-8 | |
| 9786613648303 | |
| 0-203-80859-2 | |
| 1-136-66962-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790227203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Routledge library editions. . -Education.