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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825239903321

Autore

Gurvis Sandra

Titolo

Where have all the flower children gone? / / Sandra Gurvis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2006

ISBN

1-282-48594-6

1-282-48525-3

9786612485251

9786612485947

1-60473-142-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/4097309045

Soggetti

Protest movements - United States - History - 20th century

Student protesters - United States

Hippies - United States

United States Social conditions 1960-1980

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-299) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The protesters : from Port Huron to Kent State and Jackson State -- Hardliners : the conservatives and the hawks -- Communes and former radicals : selling out or stuck in time? -- And it's one, two, three : draft evaders, expatriates, and conscientious objectors -- Vietnam and Iraq : older and younger generations speak out -- Friends and peers : where have all the flower children gone? -- Notes on interviews.

Sommario/riassunto

What happened to the Vietnam protesters and civil rights activists? Where did their idealism lead them? And what do they feel they have contributed to the nation's political debate? Answers to these and many other questions can be found in the first-hand narratives, history, and photographs of Where Have All the Flower Children Gone?. Chapters examine such aspects as the origins of the student protest movement and the conservative backlash as well as the fates of draft evaders, expatriates, and conscientious objectors. Respondents explore the conflict between the various generations over Vietn