When the old left was young : student radicals and America's first mass student movement, 1929-1941 / Robert Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Robert, 1955 May 21-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Student movements.

College students--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.

College students.

Depressions--1929--United States--History.

Depressions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 432 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Depression era saw the first mass student movement in American history. The crusade, led in large part by young Communists, was both an anti-war campaign and a movement championing a broader and more egalitarian vision of the welfare state than that of the New Dealers. The movement arose from a massive political awakening on campus, caused by the economic crisis of the 1930's, the escalating international tensions, and threat of world war wrought by fascism. At its peak, in the late 1930's, the movement mobilized at least a half million collegians in annual strikes against war.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano; 2. Cafeteria Commies; 3. Springtime of Revolt; 4. The Making of a Mass Movement; 5. Spies, Suppression, and Free Speech on Campus; 6. The Popular Front on Campus; 7. Beyond the New Deal? Egalitarian Dreams and Communist Schemes; 8. Activist Impulses; 9. From Popular Front to Unpopular Sect; Appendix. The FBI Goes to College; Abbreviations; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-418) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-45347-8

0-19-802268-9

OCLC:

475956416