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The Case For The Vietnam War, W. W. Rostow
The Case For The Vietnam War, W. W. Rostow
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Umass Chooses A Political Executive: The Politics Of A Presidential Search, Richard A. Hogarty
Umass Chooses A Political Executive: The Politics Of A Presidential Search, Richard A. Hogarty
New England Journal of Public Policy
Horace Mann, the father of American public education, had served as president of the Massachusetts Senate prior to becoming the state's first secretary of education. Since then, as reformers succeeded in removing politics from the sacred groves of academe, appointing a politician to head the state's educational system fell into disfavor. Relatively recently, however, there have been two abortive attempts by politicians to reach the executive pinnacle of public higher education. Both James Collins, in 1986, and David Bartley, in 1991, were defeated in the quest to achieve this goal. Historical understanding of these battles is necessary to comprehend what …
The Battle For City Hall: What Do We Fight Over?, Louise Simmons
The Battle For City Hall: What Do We Fight Over?, Louise Simmons
New England Journal of Public Policy
An important dimension of contemporary American urban politics involves the redistributive role of local government. Activism at the local level has produced electoral movements that have succeeded in electing progressive local candidates and coalitions, yet on assuming office those officials face tremendous obstacles in meeting the expectations of those who put them in office. From 1991 to 1993 in Hartford, Connecticut, an attempt at progressive governance by a multiracial coalition was fraught with difficulties. Tensions among progressives and among leadership from impoverished communities of color, responses of downtown interests and the media, fiscal crises and the unrelenting needs of the …
Moltke And The German Military Tradition: His Theories And Legacies, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii
Moltke And The German Military Tradition: His Theories And Legacies, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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