Dissent, the history of an American idea, Ralph Young
Type
Label
Dissent, the history of an American idea, Ralph Young
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Dissent
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
893452379
Responsibility statement
Ralph Young
Sub title
the history of an American idea
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
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