Student Power, Democracy and Revolution in the Sixties

Licata, Nick 1947- (Author).

Summary: "This book uses humour and personal insight to weave tales, analysis, and history in this insider account of an enlightened populist student movement. The students involved took their citizenship seriously by asking the authorities who they were benefiting and who they were ignoring. They altered the prevailing culture by asking, “why not do something different”? Unlike other books on the Sixties, this book shows how predominantly working middle-class white students in a very conservative region initiated radical changes. They ushered in a new era of protecting women and minorities from discriminatory practices. This vivid account of bringing conservative students around to support social justice projects illustrates how step-by-step democratic change results in reshaping a nation’s character. Across the globe, students are seeking change. In the US, over 80 percent believe they have the power to change the country, and 60 percent think they’re part of that movement. This book’s portrayal of such efforts in the Sixties will inspire and guide those students"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781527569287
ISBN: 1527569284
ISBN: 9781527574038
ISBN: 1527574032
Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 pages)
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Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

A citizen of the galaxy -- Entering a new world -- Follow the white rabbit -- Finding my voice -- Starting our SDS chapter: we've found the enemy-it's us -- Just normal kids -- Challenging the status quo -- The anti-war movement grows -- Virgin hitchhiking -- Rise of the counterculture -- Shopping for weed -- Into the heart of despair -- Busted -- Elected to the hot seat -- A troubadour & a demagogue -- Free universities -- Beer & sex on campus -- Riots, rebellion & revolution -- Student political parties & a rigged election -- Student body president -- Fighting for free speech -- Student government -- Rewriting the rules -- Freedom of the press -- The rise of the student power movement -- A "typical" radical cabal -- The student movement welcomes the revolution -- The revolution rejects student power -- Students for a democratic society implodes -- Anarchists & Yippies -- Struggle for control begins -- Black students form a union -- Black students reshape the university -- The dormitories rebel -- The Board of Trustees mount the gallows -- Barbie doll is a stuffed idiot -- Extending due process to women -- Activists alter the galaxy -- Woodstock nation.

Source of Description Note:

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 27, 2021).