Democracy's Children - The Young Rebels of the 1960s and the Power of Ideals

They burned bras, draft cards, and even the American flag. But what drove a group of young Americans to democratic revolution in the tumultuous years of the 1960s, and what made them think they could win? In this book, Edward K. Spann looks at the motivations and values of the young rebels of the 1960s. He links their fight for equality for African Americans, women, and other marginalized groups to the democratic values of their World War II-era parents. Spann provides a cultural portrait of who the rebels were, what they thought, what they did, and what became of them after they crossed that magical divide of age thirty. Democracy's Children will fascinate readers with its colorful depictions of the individuals, events, and drama of the 1960s.

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By Edward K. Spann

Summary

They burned bras, draft cards, and even the American flag. But what drove a group of young Americans to democratic revolution in the tumultuous years of the 1960s, and what made them think they could win? This book looks at the motivations and values of the young rebels of the 1960s.

Product details

• Authors: Edward K Spann, Edward K. Spann
• Assisted by: David L. Anderson (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780842051408
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-5140-8
• No. of pages: 185
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 226 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years; Vietnam: America in the War Ye; Vietnam: America in the War Years; Vietnam: America in the War Ye
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, 1960 bis 1969 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Regionalstudien