Robert F. Kennedy in the stream of history
By: Terrence Edward Paupp ; with a foreword by Richard Falk
Publisher: Transaction Publishers; Routledge
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9781412853620
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Influence; Politics and government; Legislators; Biography; United States. Congress. Senate; United States
Description: The assessment of the statesmanship, principles, and policies of Robert F. Kennedy places him "in the stream of history". Terrence Edward Paupp evaluates the themes and issues RFK confronted, responded to, and for which he provided visionary solutions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: A transformative era; title: The past is prologue; title: "No more Vietnams"; title: Seeking social justice at home and abroad; title: Seeking to do what is "Right and relevant" for the people; title: Confronting poverty with a new conception of democratic order; title: "Power to the people"; title: Advances and retreats (1960-2000); title: Redefining "human security" in an age of insecurity; title: The crisis of "social exclusion"; title: "Tribune of the underclass" and "global statesman"; title: The legacy of FDR and his "Second Bill of Rights"; title: From a "Second Bill of Rights" to a "Second Reconstruction" and a "Global New Deal"; title: An "Alliance for Progress" with the third world; title: Robert Kennedy's enduring legacy; title: Robert Kennedy's agenda to empower American democracy; title: Robert Kennedy's approach to modernization and development.