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- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Students--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.

Students.

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

Student movements.

Depressions--1929--United States.

Depressions.

Students--Political activity.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 432 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This text explores the first mass student movement in American history - a crusade led largely by young Communists in the Depression era. Caused by the economic crisis of the 1930's, it was both an anti-war campaign and a movement championing an egalitarian vision of the welfare state.

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 and the escalating international tensions and threat of world war wrought by fascism. This book makes an important contribution to the emerging portrait of political life in the 1930's.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and publisher information

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9780197561072

0197561071

OCLC:

1222774892

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.