Dissent : the history of an American idea /
Young, Ralph F.
Dissent : the history of an American idea / Ralph Young. - xi, 603 pages ; illustrations : 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dissent and America -- The "free aire of a new world" -- Dissent in an age of reason -- Revolution -- Discord in the new republic -- Slavery and its discontents -- Reformers and dissidents -- Expansion and conflict -- Dissent imperils the union -- A nation divides -- Liberation and suppression -- Protest and conflict in the West -- Workers of the world unite! -- The new manifest destiny -- Progressives and radicals -- Making the world safe for democracy -- Traditionalism collides with modernism -- A new deal for America -- The good war? -- Dissent in an age of conformity -- Civil rights : an American revolution -- Make love, not war -- Mobilization and backlash -- A new age of dissent -- The arc of dissent.
Examines the key role dissent has played in shaping the United States, focusing on those who, from colonial times to the present, dissented against the ruling paradigm of their time, responding to what they saw as the injustices that prevented them from fully experiencing their vision of America. --Publisher's description. Young examines the role dissent has played in shaping the United States. From colonial days to the present, dissent against the ruling paradigm was the response of citizens facing injustices that prevented them from fully experiencing their vision of America. Women fought for equal rights; workers organized unions; civil rights protestors marched to end segregation. Young shows why some dissenters are celebrated heroes of American history, while others are overlooked.
147980665X (paperback : alk. paper) 9781479806652 (paperback : alk. paper)
40024773944
2014040999
Dissenters--History.--United States
Protest movements--History.--United States
Social reformers--History.--United States
United States--Politics and government.
United States--Social conditions--Sources.
Dissent : the history of an American idea / Ralph Young. - xi, 603 pages ; illustrations : 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dissent and America -- The "free aire of a new world" -- Dissent in an age of reason -- Revolution -- Discord in the new republic -- Slavery and its discontents -- Reformers and dissidents -- Expansion and conflict -- Dissent imperils the union -- A nation divides -- Liberation and suppression -- Protest and conflict in the West -- Workers of the world unite! -- The new manifest destiny -- Progressives and radicals -- Making the world safe for democracy -- Traditionalism collides with modernism -- A new deal for America -- The good war? -- Dissent in an age of conformity -- Civil rights : an American revolution -- Make love, not war -- Mobilization and backlash -- A new age of dissent -- The arc of dissent.
Examines the key role dissent has played in shaping the United States, focusing on those who, from colonial times to the present, dissented against the ruling paradigm of their time, responding to what they saw as the injustices that prevented them from fully experiencing their vision of America. --Publisher's description. Young examines the role dissent has played in shaping the United States. From colonial days to the present, dissent against the ruling paradigm was the response of citizens facing injustices that prevented them from fully experiencing their vision of America. Women fought for equal rights; workers organized unions; civil rights protestors marched to end segregation. Young shows why some dissenters are celebrated heroes of American history, while others are overlooked.
147980665X (paperback : alk. paper) 9781479806652 (paperback : alk. paper)
40024773944
2014040999
Dissenters--History.--United States
Protest movements--History.--United States
Social reformers--History.--United States
United States--Politics and government.
United States--Social conditions--Sources.