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Paul Lyons closely examines two equally important movements of the early Sixties, the New Left and the New Right, both sides equally critical of existing society and both utopian in their visions, and describes the ways in which the historical reality of the Sixties has been dramatically distorted by popular political and social images.
New Left, New Right, and the Legacy of the Sixties points to the oversimplification of this generation - not only were there those who served and those who protested, but those who did neither, "the silent majority," a group often overlooked but deeply affected. Examining the careers of such conservative figures as William F.
Buckley, Jr., Barry Goldwater, and David Keene, Lyons demonstrates that while the New Left was rallying in the streets, the New Right was building a platform of its own, one that would enable the movement to take center stage by the Eighties with the election of Ronald Reagan.
Lyons concludes that despite all of the progress initiated by the political momentum of the Sixties, we as Americans are still plagued by debates about issues like multiculturalism, Afrocentrism, and affirmative action, and in order to effectively address these issues today, we must acknowledge and accept the contributions made by both movements.
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Baby boom generation, Politics and government, Social conditions, Dertigers, Sociale bewegingen, Conditions sociales, Zivilisation, Politique et gouvernement, Génération du baby-boom, Politik, Politieke cultuur, Subcultuur, United states, social conditions, 1960-, United states, politics and government, 1945-1989Places
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New Left, new right, and the legacy of the sixties
1996, Temple University Press
in English
1566394775 9781566394772
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