Rebels and Renegades: A Chronology of Social and Political Dissent in the United States

ISBN-13: 9780415869386 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 368 str.

Neil A. Hamilton

Opis

Investigating 350 years of history through the eyes of the uncompromising, this scholarly work covers the major events and personalities in the history of dissent in the United States.

Recenzje

"Lively chapters... Its chronological approach, readability, and inclusion of extremists from both Left and Right make it a useful and unusual work... Recommended. General readers and undergraduates." -- Choice
"There doesn't seem to be any single reference book that is as extensive as this one... A wide-ranging, exceptional addition to the study of American radicalism and social dissent. Recommended for large public libraries, high school libraries, and college libraries." -- Reference & User Services Quarterly
"Broad in scope... It is well-written and comprehensive and clearly illustrates how radicals and extremists have challenged and altered the status quo. This volume is appropriate for high school, public, and academic libraries." -- Booklist/RBB
"A one-stop resource about radicals and radical movements." -- Library Journal

Spis treści

Contents include: Bannekar, Benjamin * Boston Tea Party * Dutch Mennonites * Farrakhan, Louis * Fitzhugh, George * Great Flint Sitdown * Guerilla Girls * Hay Market Bombing in Chicago * Heaven's Gate Suicide * Knights of Labor * Ku Klux Klan * Leary, Timothy * Memorial Day Massacre * Naturist Movement * Oklahoma City bombing * Oneida Community * Palmer Raids * Riot at Stonewall Bar * Shakers * Universal Negro Improvement Association * World Trade Organization Conference in Seattle, 1999 * and many more. Contents listed are tentative and may differ in printed book

O autorze

Neil Hamilton is a Professor of History at Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. He is a major contributor to the Atlas of the Baby Boom Generation. He is also the author of the ABC-CLIO Companion to the 1960's Counter-culture in America and Founders of the Modern Nations.