{"product_id":"the-liberal-hour-isbn-9780143115465","title":"The Liberal Hour","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn engaging be hind-the-scenes look at the lesser-known forces that fueled the profound social reforms of the 1960s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provocative and incisive , \u003ci\u003eThe Liberal Hour\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how Washington, so often portrayed as a target of reform in the 1960s, was in fact the era's most effective engine of change. The movements of the 1960s have always drawn the most attention from the decade's chroniclers, but it was in the halls of government-so often the target of protesters' wrath-that the enduring reforms of the era were produced. With nuance and panache, Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot present the real-life characters-from giants like JFK and Johnson to lesser-known senators and congressmen-who drove these reforms and were critical to the passage of key legislation. \u003ci\u003eThe Liberal Hour\u003c\/i\u003e offers an engrossing portrait of this extraordinary moment when more progressive legislation was passed than in almost any other era in American history.The Liberal HourIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. America in the Postwar Years\u003cbr\u003e2. Politics and the Liberal Arc\u003cbr\u003e3. The Federal Colossus\u003cbr\u003e4. Free At Last\u003cbr\u003e5. To Protect the Planet\u003cbr\u003e6. The Hour of Maximum Danger\u003cbr\u003e7. A TVA in the Mekong Valley\u003cbr\u003e8. The End of the Liberal Hour\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Durable Decade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\" This is a terrific and timely book-a riveting narrative of one of the most fascinating decades in American history.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of \u003ci\u003eTeam of Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A valuable corrective to a lot of hackneyed thinking about the significance of the '60s.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301918757093,"sku":"NP9780143115465","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143115465.jpg?v=1767740219","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-liberal-hour-isbn-9780143115465","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}