The Gi Bill
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The Gi Bill
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Author : Glenn Altschuler
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-02
The Gi Bill written by Glenn Altschuler and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-02 with History categories.
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 "signaled the shift to the knowledge society." 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.
The G I Bill
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Author : Kathleen Frydl
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-23
The G I Bill written by Kathleen Frydl and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-23 with History categories.
Kathleen J. Frydl examines how the GI Bill serves as an instructive example of successful federal power in modern America.
The Gi Bill
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Author : Milton Greenberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Gi Bill written by Milton Greenberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Greenberg (emeritus, government, American Univ.) served in World War II and earned his academic degrees under the G.I. Bill of Rights. He describes the history of the legislation (officially entitled The Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944) and discusses the importance, success, and lasting legacy of the bill. Its major benefits are discussed in detail: financial support while unemployed, assistance for educational programs ranging from specific job training to higher education, and loans for home, business, and farm ownership. Although much of this information is covered in Michael J. Bennett's When Dreams Come True: The G.I. Bill and the Making of Modern America, Greenberg's inclusion of many photographs and personal stories of U.S. servicemen and -women creates a more memorable and compelling account. This book is recommended for public and academic collections.
The G I Bill
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Author : Kathleen J. Frydl
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-08-11
The G I Bill written by Kathleen J. Frydl and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-11 with History categories.
Scholars have argued about U.S. state development - in particular its laggard social policy and weak institutional capacity - for generations. Neo-institutionalism has informed and enriched these debates, but, as yet, no scholar has reckoned with a very successful and sweeping social policy designed by the federal government: the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the GI Bill. Kathleen J. Frydl addresses the GI Bill in the first study based on systematic and comprehensive use of the records of the Veterans Administration. Frydl's research situates the Bill squarely in debates about institutional development, social policy and citizenship, and political legitimacy. It demonstrates the multiple ways in which the GI Bill advanced federal power and social policy, and, at the very same time, limited its extent and its effects.
Modernizing The Gi Bill
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2007
Modernizing The Gi Bill written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
The G I Bill The Veterans And The Colleges
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Author : Keith W. Olson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The G I Bill The Veterans And The Colleges written by Keith W. Olson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Education categories.
When Dreams Came True
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Author : Michael J. Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books
Release Date : 1996
When Dreams Came True written by Michael J. Bennett and has been published by Potomac Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
When Dreams Came True describes the making of modern America by the passage of the Gi Bill in 1944 anbd the initiative of hundreds of thousands of ambitious veterans. Insightful and heartwarming, this book illustrates American ambition and ingenuity at its best.
Modernizing The Gi Bill Hearing
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language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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History Of The Gi Bill
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Author : United States. Veterans Benefits Administration
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994*
History Of The Gi Bill written by United States. Veterans Benefits Administration and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994* with Veterans categories.
Congress And U S Veterans
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Author : Lindsey Cormack
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2018-09-07
Congress And U S Veterans written by Lindsey Cormack and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-07 with Political Science categories.
Providing a compelling look at veterans' policy, this book describes why the Republican party is considered the party for veterans despite the fact that Congressional Democrats are responsible for a greater number of policy initiatives. The United States is home to 21 million veterans, and Veterans' Affairs is the second-largest federal department, with a budget exceeding $119 billion. Many veterans, however, remain under-served. Republicans are seen as veterans' champions, and they send the majority of Congressional constituent communications on veterans' issues, yet they are lead sponsors on only 37 percent of bills considered by the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. What accounts for this discrepancy? Drawing on thousands of e-newsletters sent from Congress to constituents, Congress and U.S. Veterans: From the GI Bill to the VA Crisis argues that the distribution of veterans across districts and the Republican Party is based on government spending, which pulls Republican legislators in opposite directions. This eye-opening book offers a history of veterans' programs, highlights legislative leaders and the most pressing policy areas for reform, identifies the issues most often discussed by members of Congress from each party, points out which Congresspeople have acted on veterans' issues and which have not, and offers an analysis of veteran population distribution and legislative policy preferences.