Front Porch Politics: The Forgotten Heyday of American Activism in the 1970s and 1980s Contributor(s): Foley, Michael Stewart (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809047977 ISBN-13: 9780809047970 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
Dewey: 322.409 |
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6" W x 9" (1.39 lbs) 430 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's |
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Publisher Description: "Reading this book revives the spirit of civic action today for those who are unjustifiably forlorn about overcoming injustice."--Ralph Nader An on-the-ground history of ordinary Americans who took to the streets when political issues became personal |
Contributor Bio(s): Foley, Michael Stewart: - Michael Stewart Foley is the author of Confronting the War Machine: Draft Resistance During the Vietnam War, winner of the Scott Bills Memorial Prize from the Peace History Society. He has edited or coedited three other books and is a founding editor of The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics, and Culture. A native New Englander, he teaches American history at the University of Sheffield in England. |