The movement's origins -- Key events -- Key figures -- Intersections and relationships with other movements -- Strengths and weaknesses -- The movement's legacy.
Amerikaanse sociale en politieke bewegingen van de 20e eeuwReeks
Deze serie duikt in de turbulente geschiedenis van Amerikaanse sociale en politieke bewegingen gedurende de 20e eeuw. Het onderzoekt de cruciale momenten die de natie vormden, van de strijd voor burgerrechten tot vredesbewegingen. Elk deel biedt diepgaande inzichten in de ideeën, persoonlijkheden en blijvende impact van deze transformerende krachten.
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Focusing on the welfare rights movement, this book explores the activism of poor women on AFDC from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s. These women fought for welfare reform, dignity, and financial support to care for their children, advocating for the right to welfare. The movement transcended political boundaries, intertwining women's rights, economic justice, and empowerment for black women. Members actively challenged stereotypes, engaged in Congressional discussions, and developed a nuanced political framework that combined race, class, gender, and culture.
Rethinking American Women's Activism
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In this enthralling narrative, Annelise Orleck chronicles the history of the American women's movement from the nineteenth century to the present. Starting with an incisive introduction that calls for a reconceptualization of American feminist history to encompass multiple streams of women's activism, she weaves the personal with the political, vividly evoking the events and people who participated in our era's most far-reaching social revolutions. In short, thematic chapters, Orleck enables readers to understand the impact of women's activism, and highlights how feminism has flourished through much of the past century within social movements that have too often been treated as completely separate. Showing that women's activism has taken many forms, has intersected with issues of class and race, and has continued during periods of backlash, Rethinking American Women's Activism is a perfect introduction to the subject for anyone interested in women's history and social movements.
Rethinking the American Antinuclear Movement
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The massive movement against nuclear weapons began with the invention of the atomic bomb in 1945 and lasted throughout the Cold War. Antinuclear protesters of all sorts mobilized in defiance of the move toward nuclear defense in the wake of the Cold War. They influenced U.S. politics, resisting the mindset of nuclear deterrence and mutually-assured destruction. The movement challenged Cold War militarism and restrained leaders who wanted to rely almost exclusively on nuclear weapons for national security. Ultimately, a huge array of activists decided that nuclear weapons made the country less secure, and that, through testing and radioactive fallout, they harmed the very people they were supposed to protect. Rethinking the American Antinuclear Movement provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and figures, the strengths and weaknesses of the activists, and its lasting effects on the country. It is perfect for anyone wanting to obtain an introduction to the American antinuclear movement and the massive reach of this transnational concern.
The Chicano Movement for civil rights grew in tandem with other civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s. It took many forms, but was based on efforts of Mexican Americans to gain acceptance and equality and to express pride in their ethnic heritage. Rethinking the Chicano Movement, part of the American Social and Political Movements of the Twentieth Century series, seeks to combine several fields of Chicano and Mexican American research into a comprehensive, concise, and synthetic history of the Chicano Movement that considers the movement within a national context, rather than as an isolated, regional issue that only concerned the American southwest. The book details the key events, leaders, and substance of one of the most important post-WWII social movements for identity politics.
Rethinking the American Labor Movement
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Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement
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Focusing on the African American civil rights struggle, this book offers a clear narrative that synthesizes the complex history of the twentieth century. It examines both the Civil Rights and Black Power movements as interconnected facets of the broader Black Freedom struggle. The author explores their impact on various aspects of society, including housing, education, and labor, while situating the activism of the 1950s and 60s within a longer tradition spanning from Reconstruction to contemporary times.