| Summary: |
It's fashionable to mock Boomers as self-involved and materialistic, but what really is their true legacy? To understand how the Boomers have changed America, think back to the 1950s, but without the nostalgia: women were kept at home, minorities were denied their dignity, homosexuality was a crime, and anyone who marched to a different drummer was labeled un-American. Today we live in a far more open, inclusive, tolerant, and equal America. That's because Baby Boomers fought a great cultural war to free America from its prejudices, inequalities, and fears. This book tells the story of their accomplishments.--From publisher description
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| Physical Description: |
xvi, 318 p. ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-302) and index.
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| ISBN: |
0312326408
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| Author Notes: |
Leonard Steinhorn is a professor of communication at American University, where he teaches politics, media, and culture. He has written for major media, including The Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, International Herald Tribune, Salon.com, and History News Network, and he appears frequently on broadcast news shows. He is a former political speechwriter and is coauthor of By the Color of Our Skin , a critically acclaimed book on race relations.
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