| Edition |
1st ed: Jan. 2006. |
| Description |
xvi, 318 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-302) and index. |
| Contents |
The greater generation -- The new silent majority -- The revenge of the luddites -- The Baby Boom DNA -- Farewell, Donna Reed -- All-American diversity -- Do your own thing -- Meet the new boss -- The greening of American -- Power corrupts -- Take over the administration building -- Grass-roots nation. |
| Summary |
It's fashionable to mock Boomers as self-involved and materialistic, but what really is their true legacy? To understand how the Boomers have changed America, think back to the 1950s, but without the nostalgia: women were kept at home, minorities were denied their dignity, homosexuality was a crime, and anyone who marched to a different drummer was labeled un-American. Today we live in a far more open, inclusive, tolerant, and equal America. That's because Baby Boomers fought a great cultural war to free America from its prejudices, inequalities, and fears. This book tells the story of their accomplishments.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Baby boom generation -- United States.
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Baby boom generation. |
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United States. |
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Social change -- United States.
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Social change. |
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980.
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1960-1980 |
| Subject |
Génération du baby-boom -- États-Unis. |
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Changement social -- États-Unis. |
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États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 1960-1980. |
| ISBN |
0312326408 |
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9780312326401 |
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