TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lerner,Mitchell B.
TI  - A companion to Lyndon B. Johnson
T2  - Blackwell companions to American history. Presidential companions
SN  - 9781444333893
AV  - E846 .C59 2012eb
U1  - 973.923092 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chichester, UK
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - Johnson, Lyndon B.
KW  - Johnson, Lyndon B.,
KW  - Vietnam War (1961-1975)
KW  - fast
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Presidents
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - 20th Century
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Diplomatic relations
KW  - Political and social views
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 1963-1969
KW  - 1960-1980
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The changing South / Jeff Woods -- LBJ in the House and Senate / Donald A. Ritchie -- The vice presidency / Marc J. Selverstone -- Lady Bird Johnson / Lisa M. Burns -- Management and vision / Sean J. Savage -- The war on poverty / Edward R. Schmitt -- African-American civil rights / Kent B. Germany -- Mexican Americans / Lorena Oropeza -- Women's issues / Susan M. Hartmann -- Health care / Larry DeWitt and Edward D. Berkowitz -- Environmental policy / Martin V. Melosi -- American immigration policy / Donna R. Gabaccia and Maddalena Marinari -- LBJ and the Constitution / Robert David Johnson -- The urban crisis / David Steigerwald -- Education reform / Lawrence J. McAndrews -- Domestic insurgencies / Doug Rossinow -- LBJ and the conservative movement / Jeff Roche -- Decisions for war / Andrew Preston -- Fighting the Vietnam War / Robert D. Schulzinger -- The war at home / Mary Ann Wynkoop -- The war from the other side / Pierre Asselin -- Latin America / Alan McPherson -- Europe / Thomas Alan Schwartz -- LBJ and the Cold War / John Dumbrell -- The Middle East / Peter L. Hahn -- LBJ and the new global challenges / Mark Atwood Lawrence -- How great was the Great Society? / Sidney M. Milkis -- Lyndon B. Johnson and the world / Nicholas Evan Sarantakes -- The legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson / Andrew L. Johns
N2  - This companion offers an overview of Lyndon B. Johnson's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the central arguments and scholarly debates from his term in office. Explores the legacy of Johnson and the historical significance of his years as president. Covers the full range of topics, from the social and civil rights reforms of the Great Society to the increased American involvement in Vietnam. Incorporates the dramatic new evidence that has come to light through the release of around 8,000 phone conversations and meetings that Johnson secretly recorded as President
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444347494
ER  -