
From Reform to Revolution
The Road to the Sixties and the US New Left
Frederic Robert(Author)
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published on 23. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-3-659-76191-1 (ISBN)
Description
Waves of protest, whether political, cultural or a combination of the two, do not spring from nowhere. Protest occurs when an increasing number of individuals is motivated by a set of common causes, a common goal, and when the confrontation with a political, socioeconomic and cultural situation they consider is blocking their self-fulfillment and well-being becomes inevitable. At that point, social protest arises from a complex set of attitudes and actions whose main purpose is to encourage protesters to rise up against the established order and everything it represents through non-violent direct actions, at least at the very beginning of their fight against the System. If these actions prove unsuccessful or if they bring mixed results, social protest can become more violent, if not revolutionary. This is exactly what the Sixties, the most turbulent decade of the 20th century in the United States, are all about with the New Left being the spearhead of social transformation.
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-659-76191-1 (9783659761911)
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Frédéric Robert es Profesor Asociado de Estudios Americanos: Historia Contemporánea, Civilización, Política y Cultura. Ha escrito una docena de libros. El último es sobre Los republicanos, desde Dwight D. Eisenhower hasta George W. Bush (1952-2008), que se publicará en 2015. También ha escrito numerosos artículos sobre protesta, política y contracultura.