Massive Resistance

Massive Resistance is a compelling account of the white segregationist opposition to the US civil rights movement from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. It provides vivid insights into what sparked the confrontations in US society during the run-up to the major civil rights laws that transformed America''s social and political landscape.>

About the author

Dr George Lewis is Reader in American History at the University of Leicester, UK

Product details

• Authors: George Lewis
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2006
• EAN: 9780340900222
• ISBN: 978-0-340-90022-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Hodder Arnold Publication; Hodder Arnold Publication
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Interessengruppen, Protestbewegungen und gewaltfreie Aktionen, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Demonstrations & protest movements, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies