Encyclopedia of American activism, 1960 to the present
By: Margaret DiCanio.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Political participation -- United States -- Encyclopedias.; Political activists -- United States -- Encyclopedias.; New Left -- United States -- Encyclopedias.; Social movements -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
Other titles: American activism, 1960 to the present
Description: "This unique new encyclopedia focuses on the people, events, movements, organizations, and issues associated with activist movements in late-twentieth-century America, covering the political spectrum from the Weathermen of the 1960s to the militias of the 1990s: people as varied as Joan Baez, Morris Dees, David Duke, Jane Fonda, Martin Luther King, Jr., Timothy Leary, Ralph Nader, and Andrew Young; events ranging from Bloody Sunday (1965) to the occupation of Alcatraz (1969) to the Million Man March (1995); movements as diverse as the anti-land mine movement, the Asian-American movement, the civil rights movement, the gay liberation movement, and the sanctuary movement; organizations ranging from the Gray Panthers and Greenpeace to the Symbionese Liberation Army and the Women's Sex Workers Project; and issues as wide-ranging as black studies, homelessness, nonviolence, sweatshops, and urban renewal."--BOOK JACKET. "This easy-to-use A-to-Z encyclopedia is enhanced by numerous illustrations and extensive cross-references. A comprehensive bibliography and a thorough subject index round out a book that will be a valuable reference for students, teachers, and anyone interested in exploring this turbulent period of our history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-307) and index.