Bibliograph

The fifties, an underground history, James R. Gaines

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Label

The fifties, an underground history, James R. Gaines

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-232) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The fifties

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

James R. Gaines

Sub title

an underground history

Summary

A provocative work of history that transforms our understanding of a seemingly staid decade and honors the pioneers of gay rights, feminism, civil rights, and environmentalism. The book carries the powerful message that change actually begins not in mass movements and new legislation but in the lives of de-centered, often lonely individuals, who learn to fight for change in a daily struggle with themselves

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Seeing in the dark -- Gay rights: "To be nobody but yourself" -- Feminism: "Meet Jane Crow" -- Civil rights: The war after the wars -- Ecology: Before we knew -- Epilogue: The best of us

resource.variantTitle

1950s, an underground history

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