{"product_id":"to-promote-the-general-welfare-the-case-for-big-government-9780199858552","title":"To Promote the General Welfare: The Case for Big Government","description":"Americans love to hate their government, and a long tradition of anti-government suspicion reaches back to debates among the founders of the nation. But the election of Barack Obama has created a backlash rivaled only by the anti-government hysteria that preceded the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLost in all the Tea Party rage and rhetoric is this simple fact: the federal government plays a central role in making our society function, and it always has. Edited by Steven Conn and written by some of America's leading scholars, the essays in \u003cem\u003eTo Promote the General Welfare\u003c\/em\u003e explore the many ways government programs have improved the quality of life in America. The essays cover everything from education, communication, and transportation to arts and culture, housing, finance, and public health. They explore how and why government programs originated, how they have worked and changed--and been challenged--since their inception, and why many of them are important to preserve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book shows how the WPA provided vital, in some cases career-saving, assistance to artists and writers like Jackson Pollock, Dorothea Lange, Richard Wright, John Cheever, and scores of others; how millions of students from diverse backgrounds have benefited and continue to benefit from the G.I. Bill, Fulbright scholarships, and federally insured student loans; and how the federal government created an Interstate highway system unparalleled in the world, linking the entire nation. These are just a few examples of highly successful programs the book celebrates--and that anti-government critics typically ignore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor anyone wishing to explore the flip side of today's vehement attacks on American government, \u003cem\u003eTo Promote the General Welfare\u003c\/em\u003e is the best place to start.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Conn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199858552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/21\/2012 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Conn\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor and Director of Public History at Ohio State University. His books include \u003cem\u003eDo Museums Still Need Objects?, Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHistory's Shadow: Native Americans and Historical Consciousness in the Nineteenth Century\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the founding editor of the online magazine \u003cem\u003eOrigins: Current Events in Historical Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40806197952627,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":52.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_be0f0c15-bf92-4f18-bc12-0802e380b92f.jpg?v=1682688242","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/to-promote-the-general-welfare-the-case-for-big-government-9780199858552","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}