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Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy
Richard D. Kahlenberg
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Hardback. Shanker was condemned by many when he shut down the New York City school system in the bitter strikes of 1967 and 1968, and he was denounced for stirring up animosity between black parents and Jewish teachers. This biography offers a narrative of one of the most important voices in public education and American politics. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 552 pages, 70 illus. BIC Classification: BG; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1180.
In Woody Allen's 1973 film, Sleeper, a character wakes up in the future to learn that civilization was destroyed when "a man by the name of Albert Shanker got hold of a nuclear warhead." Shanker was condemned by many when he shut down the New York City school system in the bitter strikes of 1967 and 1968, and he was denounced for stirring up animosity between black parents and Jewish teachers. Later, however, he built alliances with blacks, and at the time of his death in 1997, such figures as Bill Clinton celebrated Shanker for being an educational reformer, a ... Read more
In Woody Allen's 1973 film, Sleeper, a character wakes up in the future to learn that civilization was destroyed when "a man by the name of Albert Shanker got hold of a nuclear warhead." Shanker was condemned by many when he shut down the New York City school system in the bitter strikes of 1967 and 1968, and he was denounced for stirring up animosity between black parents and Jewish teachers. Later, however, he built alliances with blacks, and at the time of his death in 1997, such figures as Bill Clinton celebrated Shanker for being an educational reformer, a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History
Number of Pages
552
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231134965
SKU
V9780231134965
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About Richard D. Kahlenberg
Richard D. Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and the author of All Together Now: Creating Middle-Class Schools through Public School Choice; The Remedy: Class, Race, and Affirmative Action; and Broken Contract: A Memoir of Harvard Law School.
Reviews for Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy
This book is a must-read for those interested in educational or labor history. Historian A thoroughly researched and engaging biography.
Arch Puddington The Wall Street Journal [A] fascinating biography.
Sol Stern City Journal At once exquisitely complex and grandly contextual.
Martin Peretz The New Republic A well-drawn portrait.
Scott McLemee Newsday Judicious and engaging.
Fred ... Read more
Arch Puddington The Wall Street Journal [A] fascinating biography.
Sol Stern City Journal At once exquisitely complex and grandly contextual.
Martin Peretz The New Republic A well-drawn portrait.
Scott McLemee Newsday Judicious and engaging.
Fred ... Read more