Julian E. Zelizer

Julian E. Zelizer

Julian E. Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at New America. He is the author and editor of numerous books that examine U.S. political leaders, policies, and institutions since the New Deal. His most recent books are Jimmy Carter, Arsenal of Democracy, and Governing America: The Revival of Political History. He is also a weekly columnist for CNN.com. (adicionado a partir de Random House)… (mais)

Julian E. Zelizer

Julian E. Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at New America. He is the author and editor of numerous books that examine U.S. political leaders, policies, and institutions since the New Deal. His most recent books are Jimmy Carter, Arsenal of Democracy, and Governing America: The Revival of Political History. He is also a weekly columnist for CNN.com. (adicionado a partir de Random House)… (mais)

Julian E. Zelizer

Julian E. Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at New America. He is the author and editor of numerous books that examine U.S. political leaders, policies, and institutions since the New Deal. His most recent books are Jimmy Carter, Arsenal of Democracy, and Governing America: The Revival of Political History. He is also a weekly columnist for CNN.com. (adicionado a partir de Random House)… (mais)

Maryville University Auditorium

Left Bank Books and Maryville Talks Books present Julian Zelizer, CNN columnist and Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University, for his new book The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society.

Between November 1963, when he became president, and November 1966, when his party was routed in the midterm elections, Lyndon Johnson spearheaded the most transformative agenda in American political history since the New Deal, one whose ambition and achievement have had no parallel since. The Fierce Urgency of Now animates the full spectrum of forces at play, including religious groups, the media, conservative and liberal political action groups, unions, and civil rights activists.

Location: Street: Maryville University Auditorium Additional: 650 Maryville University Dr. City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63141 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

Zelizer’s study of the myriad initiatives known collectively as the Great Society is an illuminating look at how much the legislative system can accomplish. Arguing that the years between 1963 and 1966 were not the magic “liberal hour” they may seem, Zelizer, Princeton history professor and author of Arsenal of Democracy, shows how much we owe Congress, which worked against fierce opposition to pass the Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, establish Medicare and Medicaid, the NEA, and much more. (Penguin Press)

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (adicionado a partir de IndieBound)… (mais)

Julian Zelizer, The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society
Reading/Book Signing
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A professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, Julian Zelizer gives a majestic big-picture account of the Great Society and the forces that shaped it, from Lyndon Johnson and members of Congress to the civil rights movement and the media. (jasbro)… (mais)