Download or read book The role of the Chautauqua movement in the shaping of progressive thought in America written by Robert Louis Utlaut and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of the Chautauqua Movement in the Shaping of Progressive Thought in America at the End of Nineteenth Century written by Robert Louis Utlaut and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Chautauqua Movement written by Joseph Edward Gould and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Chautauqua Moment written by Andrew Chamberlin Rieser and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-05 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the rise and decline of what Theodore Roosevelt once called the "most American thing in America." The Chautauqua movement began in 1874 on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in western New York. More than a college or a summer resort or a religious assembly, it was a composite of all of these—completely derivative yet brilliantly innovative. For five decades, Chautauqua dominated adult education and reached millions with its summer assemblies, reading clubs, and traveling circuits. Scholars have long struggled to make sense of Chautauqua's pervasive yet disorganized presence in American life. In this critical study, Andrew Rieser weaves the threads of Chautauqua into a single story and places it at the vital center of fin de siècle cultural and political history. Famous for its commitment to democracy, women's rights, and social justice, Chautauqua was nonetheless blind to issues of class and race. How could something that trumpeted democracy be so undemocratic in practice? The answer, Rieser argues, lies in the historical experience of the white, Protestant middle classes, who struggled to reconcile their parochial interests with radically new ideas about social progress and the state. The Chautauqua Moment brings color to a colorless demographic and spins a fascinating tale of modern liberalism's ambivalent but enduring cultural legacy.
Download or read book From Progressive to New Dealer written by Kenneth E. Miller and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A native Pennsylvanian, born in Meadville in 1867 and a graduate of Allegheny College, Frederic Howe dedicated his life early on to the cause of improving society and played a major role in many movements for progressive change from the early 1890s to the Second World War&—the period that Richard Hofstadter famously dubbed the &“age of reform.&” Howe was a fighter against corruption and political bosses in Cleveland; a leader in Progressive politics in New York City; a spokesman for reform through numerous books and articles and as director of the Cooper Union&’s People&’s Institute; an ardent campaigner for &“Fighting Bob&” La Follette, Woodrow Wilson, Al Smith, and Franklin D. Roosevelt; a defender of immigrants and civil liberties as commissioner of immigration for the Port of New York during the First World War; and an advocate for consumers as the first consumers counsel in the New Deal. Kenneth Miller&’s biography takes the reader behind the scenes and shows how &“the great game of politics&” was played in the age of reform.
Download or read book Land scape theater written by Elinor Fuchs and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays by leading theater scholars and theorists exploring the "turn to landscape" in modern and contemporary theater
Download or read book The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties written by and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first history of nontraditional education in America covers the span from Benjamin Franklin's Junto to community colleges. It aims to unravel the knotted connections between education and society by focusing on the voluntary pursuit of knowledge by those who were both older and more likely to be gainfully employed than the school-age population.
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1975 with total page 1760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gaining Self consciousness While Losing the Movement written by Alan Lawrence Jones and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dissertations in History 1970 June 1980 written by Warren F. Kuehl and published by Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio. This book was released on 1985 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Zoning and the American Dream written by Charles Monroe Haar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1989 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thoughtful book assesses just how well zoning is meeting its goals six decades after it was introduced. Zoning and the American Dream finds grounds for both optimism and pessimism. Though susceptible to gross misuse, Haar and Kayden argue that zoning is still the most powerful tool available for shaping the environment in which we live and work. The book starts before the Supreme Court's 1926 landmark decision in Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Company with a look at the battles that prompted litigation. It's a story of strong-willed individuals, surprising political coalitions, and debate on some of the major philosophical issues of the Progressive era. This great drama is recounted with flair and detail. The dusty files of Ambler Realty Company's lawyers are exhumed to reveal the thinking behind the case. We're given a lively first hand perspective of the unfolding trail strategy. There's also a look at the personal backgrounds of major and minor players and an appendix with the complete text of the decision. The book also explores the problematic sides of zoning for example, its use for racial and class discrimination. One chapter uncovers how some communities have even used zoning not only to exclude blacks but to destroy existing viable black neighborhoods by zoning for intrusive commercial and industrial uses. The book casts a skeptical eye on increased judicial intervention in zoning as constitutional battles have involved judges more and more in the planning of American communities. It also examines the pervasive impact of zoning on design and questions the compatibility of zoning and traditional economic theory. Zoning and the American Dream is the first book that looks at zoning from every imaginable perspective: historical, physical design and planning, sociological, legal, economic, and political. It's a useful reference for professionals. And just a good read for anyone interested in the nature of American communities.
Download or read book Adult Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book National Union Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Download or read book Comprehensive Dissertation Index 1861 1972 History written by Xerox University Microfilms and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
