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In his latest publication, William L. O'Neill presents a concise critical history of the New Left, the thinking, people, and events that helped shape the 1960s in America, and its principal heir, the Academic Left.

Table of Contents

Foreword V

Preface IX

Chapter One: The Rise of SDS 1

Birth of the New Left 3

SDS Takes the Stage 7

Chapter Two: SDS: Decline and Fall 28

Chapter Three: Hippies and Yippies 45

The Counterculture 45

The Yippies 46

HUAC and The Yippies 54

The End of the Yippies 57

Chapter Four: Fadeout 60

Why the New Left Failed 66

Chapter Five: The Academic Left 79

Speech Codes 84

Multiculturalism 89

Affirmative Action 92

Sexual Harassment 100

Postmodernism 103

Conclusion 106

Bibliography Essay 11

Index 117

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 08/01/2013
      ISBN13: 9780882959603, 978-0882959603
      ISBN10: 0882959603
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In his latest publication, William L. O'Neill presents a concise critical history of the New Left, the thinking, people, and events that helped shape the 1960s in America, and its principal heir, the Academic Left.

      Table of Contents

      Foreword V

      Preface IX

      Chapter One: The Rise of SDS 1

      Birth of the New Left 3

      SDS Takes the Stage 7

      Chapter Two: SDS: Decline and Fall 28

      Chapter Three: Hippies and Yippies 45

      The Counterculture 45

      The Yippies 46

      HUAC and The Yippies 54

      The End of the Yippies 57

      Chapter Four: Fadeout 60

      Why the New Left Failed 66

      Chapter Five: The Academic Left 79

      Speech Codes 84

      Multiculturalism 89

      Affirmative Action 92

      Sexual Harassment 100

      Postmodernism 103

      Conclusion 106

      Bibliography Essay 11

      Index 117

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