ISBN10: 1421412624, ISBN13: 9781421412627, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press 2014-04-30] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]

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ISBN10: 1421412624, ISBN13: 9781421412627, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The history, policies, and legacy of John Lindsay, mayor of New York City from 1966 to 1973.Summer in the City takes a clear look at John Lindsay's tenure as mayor of New York City during the tumultuous 1960s, when President Lyndon Johnson launched his ambitious Great Society Program. Providing an even-handed reassessment of Lindsay's legacy and the policies of the period, the essays in this volume skillfully dissect his kaleidoscope of progressive ideas and approach to leadership--all set in a perfect storm of huge demographic changes, growing fiscal stress, and an unprecedented commitment by the federal government to attain a more equal society. Compelling archival photos and a timeline give readers a window into the mythic 1960s, a period animated by civil rights marches, demands for black power, antiwar demonstrations, and a heroic intergovernmental effort to redistribute national resources more evenly.Written by prize-winning authors and leading scholars, each chapter covers a distinct aspect of Lindsay's mayoralty (politics, race relations, finance, public management, architecture, economic development, and the arts), while Joseph P. Viteritti's introductory and concluding essays offer an honest and nuanced portrait of Lindsay and the prospects for shaping more balanced public ...
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ISBN10: 1421412624, ISBN13: 9781421412627, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Morris, David Rogers, Clarence Taylor, and Joseph P. Viteritti
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]