The GI Bill a new deal for veterans
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 brillian...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
c2009.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Pivotal moments in American history. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31466679*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The roots of the GI Bill
- The GI Bill
- Fall from grace
- Scandal and the GI Bill
- African-American veterans
- Housing
- Higher education.