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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A beautiful book and a very important one. By addressing a key dimension of mass protest that has received too little attention from historians, White forces us to shift the questions we ask of protest movements."--Annelise Orleck, author of
Rethinking American Women's Activism "Exceedingly well written, nuanced, and refreshing."--
The Journal of Southern History "Understanding the relation between the turn-of-the-century public sphere and its contested margins seems more important than ever, and
Lost in the USA is an excellent introduction."--
Journal of American History "
Lost in the USA is a timely and important contribution to the scholarship of social movements and mass marches." --
Journal of African American History"White has written a provocative and important book that deserves to be read and discussed. It demonstrates not only exceptional scholarship but also exceptional insight, complexity, and historical acuity. It should be the starting point for the analysis of a period that has profoundly shaped contemporary America." --
H-Net Reviews"With
Lost in the USA, Deborah Gray White makes an important contribution to the scholarship of the 1990s. Instead of presenting the marches as a string of isolated political issues to be resolved through legislation, White effectively shows their cultural significance to an American public navigating the transition between modernity and postmodernity." --
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"A beautiful book and a very important one. By addressing a key dimension of mass protest that has received too little attention from historians, White forces us to shift the questions we ask of protest movements."--Annelise Orleck, author of
Rethinking American Women's Activism
