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Spann (emeritus, history, Indiana State U.) questions the common conceptions that the "youth revolution" began in 1960, and was generated by a generation gap and the inadequacies of the 1950s. He argues that these rebels' values reflected those of their WW II-era parents. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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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