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1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction: New kind of revolution -- 1: Terms of revolutionary debate -- 2: Revolutionary world -- 3: Three revolutions in America -- 4: Great Society and the trajectory of the fourth revolution -- 5: Racial revolution -- 6: Revolution of youth -- 7: Gender revolution -- 8: Revolution and reaction -- 9: Deepening of the revolution -- 10: Extensions of the revolution -- 11: Fourth revolution at the millennium -- 12: Fifth revolution? -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: The Fourth Revolution examines the momentous social changes that have taken place in the United States in recent decades, placing protests such as the civil rights movement, feminism, and student demonstrations against the Vietnam War in the context of other cultural "revolutions" in American history. By comparing the unique events of the 1960s with the religious revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries (the first revolution), the democratic political revolution of the 18th century (the second revolution), and the economic revolution of the New Deal during the first half of the 20th century (the third revolution), The Fourth Revolution shows how the cyclical nature of social movements has come to define not only American history but also the nation's ideal of progress. Extending to controversies during the past quarter-century over everything from gay rights to the culture wars, this absorbing book also looks ahead to potential targets of the next (fifth) revolution, including militant environmentalism, a repudiation of science and technology, and an ethic of anti-success |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-263) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social change -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Social movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Revolutions -- United States -- History
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15.85 history of America.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Revolutions
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Social change
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Social conditions
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Social movements
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Soziale Situation
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Soziale Bewegung
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Sociale verandering.
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Sociale bewegingen.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140518
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136043505 |
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1136043500 |
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