Grass Roots Resistance
Social Movements in Twentieth Century America
Published on 1. May 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-534-12906-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book should be of interest to supplementary text for undergraduate courses in US history, US social history, social movements in the Twentieth Century, sociology and political science.
This book should be of interest to supplementary text for undergraduate courses in US history, US social history, social movements in the Twentieth Century, sociology and political science.
This book should be of interest to supplementary text for undergraduate courses in US history, US social history, social movements in the Twentieth Century, sociology and political science.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-12906-4 (9780534129064)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
An introduction to social movements. The death of John Barleycorn: the anti-saloon league. One big union: the industrial workers of the world. Invisible empire: the knights of the Klu Klux Klan. Throw off your chains: the Communist Party. Bridging McCarthyism and Reaganism: the John Birch Society. "We shall not be moved": the student nonviolent coordinating committee. The campus revolt: the Berkley free speech movement. Never another season of silence: the National Organization for Women. The challenger's legacy. Notes. Bibliography. Index.