Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy

Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy
Author: Melody C. Barnes
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1839108134

How can we create and sustain an America that never was, but should be? How can we build a robust multiracial democracy in which everyone is valued and everyone possesses political, economic and social capital? How can democracy become a meaningful way of life, for all citizens? By critically probing these questions, the editors of Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy seize the opportunity to bridge the gap between our democratic aspirations and our current reality.

Building America's Health

Building America's Health
Author: United States. President's Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1832
Release: 1951
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Building America's Schools and Colleges

Building America's Schools and Colleges
Author: Willis Rudy
Publisher: Associated University Presse
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780845348857

The present volume, in reviewing the history of successive presidential policies toward education, demonstrates how this field attained its contemporary position as an essential commitment of the government and people of the United States. From earliest colonial times, the people of English America valued education as an important factor contributing to the success of their pioneering communities. With the triumph of the Revolution, the American states continued to place considerable emphasis on education as an important governmental institution helping to ensure the success of their experiment in nationhood. As the nation grew, many states expanded their systems of formal schooling from the elementary grades to college. Even as states stressed the importance of local autonomy, the central government found itself obliged to provide more and more aid, which, during the Civil War and thereafter, was provided by acts of Congress. branches of the federal government became, as the 2st century dawned, one of the most significant domestic questions confronting the government; impressive appropriations were made, and education was given a separate federal Department with a seat in the President's cabinet.

Building America's First University

Building America's First University
Author: George E. Thomas
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2000-05-11
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780812235159

"More than a guide, this is a thorough and engaging study of a great American institution."--Choice