by
Deans, Bob.
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363.70973
Publication Date
2012
Summary
In a single calendar year, the Republican House voted an astonishing 191 times to weaken, block, or delay needed measures that defend our air, water, wildlife and lands. This enhanced e-book with nine videos tells the story of why it happened, how it put our nation at risk and where we need to go from here, for the sake of Americans everywhere, for the sake of our children's future. eBook is enhanced with video! Order from your favorite retailer today
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Conn, Steven.
Call Number
361.973 23
Publication Date
2012
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Lost in all the Tea Party rage and rhetoric is this simple fact: the federal government plays a central role in making our society function, and it always has. The essays in this volume explore the many ways government programs have improved the quality of life in America. From education, communication, and transportation to arts and culture, housing, finance, and public health, they explore how and why government programs originated, how they have worked and changed-- and been challenged-- since their inception, and why many of them are important to preserve. "Americans love to hate their government, but the simple fact is that the federal government plays a central role in making our society function, and it always has. Edited by Steven Conn and written by some of America's leading scholars, the essays in To Promote the General Welfare explore the many ways government programs have improved the quality of life in America. Covering everything from education, communication, and transportation to arts and culture, housing, finance, and public health, this book explains how and why government programs originated, how they have worked and changed--and been challenged--and why many of them are important to preserve."--Page 4 of cover.
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Dawson, Graham, 1956- editor.
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941.60824 23
Publication Date
2017
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Investigating the history of responses to, engagements with and memories of the Northern Irish conflict in Britain, this title explores the lessons to be learned from post-conflict efforts to 'deal with the past' in Northern Ireland, providing a starting point for wider academic and public debate in Britain on the significance of this history.
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