Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Amendments to the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. Hearings Before a Subcommittee ... on H.R. 3749 ... Oct. 8-12, 1945
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Amendments to the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
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Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Publisher:
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Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1718
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1718
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The GI Bill
Author: Glenn Altschuler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199839999
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199839999
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
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.
Veterans' Social Security
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance
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Category : Old age pensions
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
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Category : Old age pensions
Languages : en
Pages : 1360
Book Description
United States Government Publications, a Monthly Catalog
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1808
Book Description
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index.
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1808
Book Description
February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index.
Readjustment Benefits
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Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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A Report on Veterans' Benefits in the United States
Author: United States. President's Commission on Veterans' Pensions
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Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
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Category : Veterans
Languages : en
Pages : 1370
Book Description
Shelflist of Congressional Committee Hearings (not Confidential in Character) in the United States Senate Library from Seventy-fourth Congress (January 3, 1935) Through Eighty-fifth Congress (January 3, 1959).
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1128
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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Publisher:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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