{"product_id":"9781444333893","title":"A Companion to Lyndon B. Johnson","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Companions to American History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Lyndon B. Johnson\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMitchell B. Lerner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis companion offers an overview of Lyndon B. Johnson's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the central arguments and scholarly debates from his term in office.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the legacy of Johnson and the historical significance of his years as president\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the full range of topics, from the social and civil rights reforms of the Great Society to the increased American involvement in Vietnam\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates the dramatic new evidence that has come to light through the release of around 8,000 phone conversations and meetings that Johnson secretly recorded as President\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMitchell B. Lerner \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of History at the Ohio State University and the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. He has held the Mary Ball Washington Distinguished Fulbright Chair at University College-Dublin, and been an officer of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. He is also Director of Ohio State's Institute for Korea Studies. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), which won the John Lyman Book Award, and editor of \u003ci\u003eLooking Back at LBJ\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 February 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444333893\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e616\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314466615436,"sku":"9781444333893","price":224.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444333893.jpg?v=1780192458","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444333893","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}