The fifties : an underground history / James R. Gaines.
"A bold and original argument that upends the myth of the Fifties as a decade of conformity to celebrate the solitary, brave, and stubborn individuals who pioneered the radical gay rights, feminist, civil rights, and environmental movements, from historian James R. Gaines."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781439101636
- ISBN: 1439101639
- Physical Description: xix, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-232) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: Seeing in the dark -- Gay rights: "To be nobody but yourself" -- Feminism: "Meet Jane Crow" -- Civil rights: The war after the wars -- Ecology: Before we knew -- Epilogue: The best of us.
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- Gay rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Gay liberation movement > United States > History > 20th century.
Feminism > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights > United States > History > 20th century.
Environmentalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Social movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Counterculture > United States > History > 20th century.
Progressivism (United States politics) > History > 20th century.
Nineteen fifties.
History, Modern > 20th century.
Gay rights.
Feminism.
Women's movement.
Social movements.
United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Social conditions > 20th century. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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- 14 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 306.0973 GAI (Text) | 37810435785646 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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"A bold and original argument that upends the myth of the Fifties as a decade of conformity to celebrate the solitary, brave, and stubborn individuals who pioneered the radical gay rights, feminist, civil rights, and environmental movements, from historian James R. Gaines."--
