Politics of Authenticity - Liberalism, Christianity, and the New Left in America

Breaking new ground in cultural, political, and social history, Rossinow tells the story of the new left-wing movement that emerged in the 1960s from an innovative perspective: illustrating the spiritual dimension of student activism and providing the first account "from the bottom up" -- as well as linking local developments to the national scene.

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Doug Rossinow

Summary

Breaking new ground in cultural, political, and social history, Rossinow tells the story of the new left-wing movement that emerged in the 1960s from an innovative perspective: illustrating the spiritual dimension of student activism and providing the first account "from the bottom up"-as well as linking local developments to the national scene.

Product details

• Authors: Doug Rossinow, Douglas C. Rossinow, Rossinow Doug
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.03.1999
• EAN: 9780231110570
• ISBN: 978-0-231-11057-0
• No. of pages: 520
• Series: Columbia Studies in Contempora
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, History of the Americas, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Demonstrations & protest movements, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies