Everything Is Changing: Contemporary U.S. Movements in Historical Perspective

by David De Leon

Overview

Although women's rights, disarmament initiatives, and other contemporary social movements receive substantial critical attention, no new work on American reformism as a whole has been published since the late 1960s. In this wide-ranging history, David De Leon brings us up-to-date and offers fresh insights on the social transformations that continue to reshape our society. He traces the evolution of modern reform movements, analyzing their leadership, goals, and achievements, and presents selections from speeches and writings that vividly capture the reforming spirit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275928933
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/08/1988
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.65(d)
Lexile:	1600L (what's this?)

About the Author

DAVID De LEON is Associate Professor of History at Howard University.

Table of Contents

The Past In Our Lives
Part I. "In the Beginning": The Land
Life Preservers: The Birth and Growth of U.S. Movements for Conservation and Ecology
Nuclear Power, Ltd.
Part II. "Am I My Brother's Keeper?" Racial and Ethnic Pluralism
The Original Americans: The So-called Indians
Contributions by Disinherited Blacks
Why Don't They Speak English Like Everyone Else?
Part III. Sexual Diversity
The Longest Revolution: Female Equality
"We Are Everywhere": Gay Men and Lesbians
Part IV. The Eighth Day of Creation: Community
God Is on the Side of the Poor: Prophets and Saints for Our Time
Will You Love Me When I'm Old and Gray? The Activist Elderly
Our Future from Our Past?