{"product_id":"beyond-the-barricades-9780877227076","title":"Beyond the Barricades","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happens to youthful idealism as people leave their youth behind? ...Where do young revolutionaries go when the revolution doesn't happen? This book demonstrates that the students of the sixties generation outgrew their political ideals and channeled their energies into building lucrative careers and accumulating material goods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"'The Big Chill' told only half the story of where Sixties activists ended up. Whalen and Flacks... honestly chronicle the other half.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAbbie Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Whalen and Flacks are true Sixties sociologists—hip white knights who ride out to slay the ideal-crushing dragon of ‘The Big Chill.’ In all, a heart-on-the-sleeve, hopeful study that should appeal to social psychologists and Sixties sympathizers.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In the first systematic study of the sequels to New Left radicalism, Whalen and Flacks bring alive the real choices of real activists. This is a lucid and enlightening book, full of stimulating ideas about continuities and fragilities in American radicalism.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eTodd Gitlin\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359267619159,"sku":"9780877227076","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780877227076.jpg?v=1754124161","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beyond-the-barricades-9780877227076","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}