A people's war on poverty : urban politics and grassroots activists in Houston

A people's war on poverty : urban politics and grassroots activists in Houston /

In A People's War on Poverty, Wesley G. Phelps investigates the on-the-ground implementation of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty during the 1960s and 1970s. He argues that the fluid interaction between federal policies, urban politics, and grassroots activists created a significan...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Phelps, Wesley G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2014
Subjects:
Community Action Program (U.S.) > History.
Community development > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Poor > Services for > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Poor > Political activity > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Poverty > Government policy > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Social action > Texas > Houston > History > 20th century.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

Internet

Full text (MCPHS users only)

Similar Items