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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Progressive movement"”.
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The Progressive Movement in the United States: 1900 - 1924
… with divergent views to organize groups or movements which, because of the pertinent issues that they advocate, rapidly rise and come into prominence. These movements win followers by exposing and protesting against the graft and corruption which seep into and influence the various …
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Hiram W. Johnson and California Politics 1910-1914
… treats of the political achievements of the Progressive movement organized under the outstanding leadership of Hiram Johnson. Previous to his advent, California had for many years been dominated by the Southern Pacific Railroad which came into being through the wise maneuverings of the Big …
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Albert Baldwin Wood, the Screw Pump, and the Modernization of New Orleans
… dry. While Wood was never part of the local Progressive movement, his work with the pumps fit with Progressive initiatives for modernization. At first, the screw pumps removed rain water from the streets. Then New Orleans expanded the drainage to include sewerage removal and water …
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Political rush hour on the Tobin Bridge : receivership and the redevelopment of Chelsea, Massachusetts
… of Chelsea and the reforms advocated during the Progressive Era (1890-1920). I turn to the literature regarding the Progressive movement to understand the implications of the reform initiatives on planning outcomes. Though academic analyses of the Progressive movement do not offer insight into …
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An International Reformer: Jessie Ackermann and American Progressivism.
… American reformist organizations during the Progressive Era. Over the course of her lifetime, she promoted progressive reforms in foreign lands. This study examines Ackermann's career a progressive in an international context. The Jessie Ackermann Collection in the Archives of Appalachia …
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Evidence of absence : the progressives and strategic non-voting in the house, 1907-1925
The Progressive movement presents a puzzle for analysts of Congress: a deeply divided Republican party that appears in roll calls as extremely unified and homogenous. Historical records and theories of Congress suggest that part of the answer lies in missing votes - legislators abstaining in order …
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THE “PERPETUAL PRESENT” OF POLITICAL MODERNITY: ADORNO, ARENDT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE NEW
… by modern enlightened reason. Instead of the progressive movement toward the actualization of genuine freedom and human happiness, the modern world is characterized as a kind of “perpetual present.” In this dissertation I demonstrate that the problem of the perpetual present is rooted in the …
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Populist thought in North and South Dakota, 1890-1900
… there is no unanimity of opinion on the progressive or retrogressive nature of Populist thought, nor on its specific characteristics. By examining the specific attributes of Populism through newspapers, manuscripts, and public documents, this case study focuses on the progressive or …
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Public administration in a time of fractured meaning: beyond the legacy of Herbert Simon
… contradiction is manifested in the ethos of the progressive era which emphasized both rationalism (the objective control of administration) and embodied the ideal of public interest (administration as dialogue and the need for a community of meaning). It is argued that Herbert Simon's …
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Ready for Experiment: Dwight Perkins and Progressive Architectures in Chicago, 1893-1918
… long been considered the mainstay of American progressive reforms. Yet settlement houses were but one aspect of a wide-ranging set of architectural and spatial inventions that used certain kinds of familiar imagery to build public support for innovative social ambitions. This dissertation …
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Frederick Jackson Turner: A Case Study of an American Historian's Relevance in the Field of Adult Education
… American Historian who lived during America's Progressive Movement of the early twentieth century. Turner's most seminal piece, The Significance of the Frontier in American History, commonly referred to as The Frontier Thesis, challenged the accepted assumption that American culture stemmed …
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The Limits of Good Intentions: A Historical Analysis of Pioneering Progressive Educators In Upstate South Carolina (1910-1920)
… community. After the turn of the century, as the Progressive movement gained momentum in the South, reformers from the middle and upper classes embraced causes like illiteracy and used their talents and determination to aid individuals suffering from this stagnate state. Through "snapshots" of …
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They come here and take our houses! : community conflicts in Langa in the context of the housing crisis in Cape Town : borners against migrants
… one of the rallying cries of the South African progressive movement under apartheid. When, in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) toppled the, apartheid National Party in the country's first 'free and fair' elections, the promise of 'housing for all' again formed an important part of the …
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Digital arts in the context of traditional and contemporary creative arts training and practices
… 1 contains the main intention to explore the progressive movement of higher education in England. However, It was not the aim to provide a comprehensive theory of the history of education but, in short, I have narrowed my attention to the history of art universities in England since 18th …