Where have all the flower children gone? / Sandra Gurvis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gurvis, Sandra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements--United States--History--20th century.

Protest movements.

Student protesters--United States--Interviews.

Student protesters.

Hippies--United States--Interviews.

Hippies.

United States--Social conditions--1960-1980.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2006.

Summary:

What happened to the Vietnam protesters and civil rights activists? Where did their idealism lead them? And what do they feel they have contributed to the nation's political debate? Answers to these and many other questions can be found in the first-hand narratives, history, and photographs of Where Have All the Flower Children Gone?. Chapters examine such aspects as the origins of the student protest movement and the conservative backlash as well as the fates of draft evaders, expatriates, and conscientious objectors. Respondents explore the conflict between the various generations over Vietn

Contents:

The protesters : from Port Huron to Kent State and Jackson State

Hardliners : the conservatives and the hawks

Communes and former radicals : selling out or stuck in time?

And it's one, two, three : draft evaders, expatriates, and conscientious objectors

Vietnam and Iraq : older and younger generations speak out

Friends and peers : where have all the flower children gone?

Notes on interviews.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-299) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48594-6

1-282-48525-3

9786612485251

9786612485947

1-60473-142-7

OCLC:

221695125