Voices of Revolution
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: September 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780231122498
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Media Studies; Political activism; Press & journalism; Language Arts & Disciplines; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Language; History & Theory - Radical Thought; Journalism; Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism; 19th century; 20th century; History; Underground press; Underground press publications; United States
First sentence: As the United States entered the nineteenth century, the highly skilled artisans who worked in their own homes to create customized items for individual patrons were replaced by large-scale operations in which unskilled workers produced identical units in quantity and at lower cost.
Description: Streitmatter tells the stories of dissident American publications and press movements of the last two centuries, and of the colorful individuals behind them. From publications that fought for the disenfranchised to those that promoted social reform, Voices of Revolution examines the abolitionist and labor press, black power publications of the 1960s, the crusade against the barbarism of lynching, the women's movement, and antiwar journals. Streitmatter also discusses gay and lesbian publications, contemporary on-line journals, and counterculture papers like The Kudzu and The Berkel.