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EBOOK GI Bill:The New Deal for Veterans
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199839995
EAN: 5FF55897EB
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Stron: 272
Data wydania: 2009
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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 "e;signaled the shift to        the knowledge society."e; 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.

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