British Student Activism in the Long Sixties (Paperback)

Based on empirical evidence derived from university and national archives across the country and interviews with participants, British Student Activism in the Long Sixties reconstructs the world of university students in the 1960s and 1970s. Student accounts are placed within the context of a wide variety of primary and secondary sources from across Britain and the world, making this project the first book-length history of the British student movement to employ literary and theoretical frameworks which differentiate it from most other histories of student activism to date. Globalization, especially of mass communications, made British students aware of global problems such as the threat of nuclear weapons, the Vietnam War, racism, sexism and injustice. British students applied these global ideas to their own unique circumstances, using their intellectual traditions and political theories which resulted in unique outcomes. British student activists effectively gained support from students, staff, and workers for their struggle for student's rights to unionize, freely assemble and speak, and participate in university decision-making. Their campaigns effectively raised public awareness of these issues and contributed to significant national decisions in many considerable areas.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Modern British History
Release date:	May 2017
First published:	2012
Authors:	Caroline Hoefferle
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	254
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-10955-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Students / student organizations Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-138-10955-X
Barcode:	9781138109551

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