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Dissent : the history of an American idea / Ralph Young.

by Young, Ralph F.

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New York ; London : New York University Press, c2015.

Dissenters -- United States -- History.

Protest movements -- United States -- History.

Social reformers -- United States -- History.

United States -- Social conditions -- Sources.

United States -- Politics and government.

9781479806652 (paperback : alk. paper)

147980665X (paperback : alk. paper)

xi, 603 pages ; illustrations : 25 cm

Dissent and America -- The "free aire of a new world" -- Dissent in an age of reason -- Revolution -- Discord in the new republic -- Slavery and its discontents -- Reformers and dissidents -- Expansion and conflict -- Dissent imperils the union -- A nation divides -- Liberation and suppression -- Protest and conflict in the West -- Workers of the world unite! -- The new manifest destiny -- Progressives and radicals -- Making the world safe for democracy -- Traditionalism collides with modernism -- A new deal for America -- The good war? -- Dissent in an age of conformity -- Civil rights : an American revolution -- Make love, not war -- Mobilization and backlash -- A new age of dissent -- The arc of dissent.

Young examines the role dissent has played in shaping the United States. From colonial days to the present, dissent against the ruling paradigm was the response of citizens facing injustices that prevented them from fully experiencing their vision of America. Women fought for equal rights; workers organized unions; civil rights protestors marched to end segregation. Young shows why some dissenters are celebrated heroes of American history, while others are overlooked.

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