Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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National Resources Development Report for 1943
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
National Resources Development Report
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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National Resources Development Report for 1943: Post-war plan and program
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
National Resources Development Report for 1942
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
National Resources Development Report for 1943: Post-war plan and program
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages :
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Labor's Home Front
Author: Andrew E. KerstenPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814748244
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
One of the oldest, strongest, and largest labor organizations in the U.S., the American Federation of Labor (AFL) had 4 million members in over 20,000 union locals during World War II. The AFL played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the state, organized labor, and the working class in the 1940s. The war years are pivotal in the history of American labor, but books on the AFL’s experiences are scant, with far more on the radical Congress of Industrial Unions (CIO). Andrew E. Kersten closes this gap with Labor’s Home Front, challenging us to reconsider the AFL and its influence on twentieth-century history. Kersten details the union's contributions to wartime labor relations, its opposition to the open shop movement, divided support for fair employment and equity for women and African American workers, its constant battles with the CIO, and its significant efforts to reshape American society, economics, and politics after the war. Throughout, Kersten frames his narrative with an original, central theme: that despite its conservative nature, the AFL was dramatically transformed during World War II, becoming a more powerful progressive force that pushed for liberal change.
National Resources Development Report for 1943: Pt.1, Post-war Plan and Program
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Public Policy Digest of the National Planning Association
Author: The GI Bill
Author: Glenn AltschulerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195182286
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
On rare occasions in American history, Congress enacts a measure so astute, so far-reaching, so revolutionary, it enters the language as a metaphor. The Marshall Plan comes to mind, as does the Civil Rights Act. But perhaps none resonates in the American imagination like the G.I. Bill.In a brilliant addition to Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments in American History series, historians Glenn C. Altschuler and Stuart M. Blumin offer a compelling and often surprising account of the G.I. Bill and its sweeping and decisive impact on American life. Formally known as the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944, it was far from an obvious, straightforward piece of legislation, but resulted from tense political maneuvering and complex negotiations. As Altschuler and Blumin show, an unlikely coalition emerged to shape and pass the bill, bringing together both New Deal Democrats and conservatives who had vehemently opposed Roosevelt's social-welfare agenda. For the first time in American history returning soldiers were not only supported, but enabled to pursue success--a revolution in America's policy towards its veterans.Once enacted, the G.I. Bill had far-reaching consequences. By providing job training, unemployment compensation, housing loans, and tuition assistance, it allowed millions of Americans to fulfill long-held dreams of social mobility, reshaping the national landscape. The huge influx of veterans and federal money transformed the modern university and the surge in single home ownership vastly expanded America's suburbs. Perhaps most important, as Peter Drucker noted, the G.I. Bill "signaled the shift to the knowledge society." The authors highlight unusual or unexpected features of the law--its color blindness, the frankly sexist thinking behind it, and its consequent influence on race and gender relations. Not least important, Altschuler and Blumin illuminate its role in individual lives whose stories they weave into this thoughtful account.Written with insight and narrative verve by two leading historians, The G.I. Bill makes a major contribution to the scholarship of postwar America.
Abstracts of Selected Material on Postwar Housing and Urban Redevelopment
Author: United States. National Housing Agency. Division of Urban DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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