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In Praise of Decadence (Hardcover)
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In Praise of Decadence (Hardcover)
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Can revolution and anarchy be good for you? Did the protests of the
1960s lead to a new American freedom? This author bravely says "Yes
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The great power of the Baby Boom generation was felt a decade
earlier when this group was still in diapers: America's economy was
energized by the needs of this massive influx of new citizens. As
the Boomers grew, their numbers demanded more schools and teachers,
graduating to a new awareness in America's colleges and
universities as the largest generation ever to flex its political
and social muscle.
While many conservatives seek to downplay the 1960s as an
overpublicized time of drug-induced sexual irresponsibility and
fruitless demonstrations, nationally recognized journalist and
commentator Jeff Riggenbach passionately demands that we
re-evaluate the social and political significance of the time, and
the revolutions of thought that it inspired. In Praise of Decadence
shows how the perceived social weaknesses of the turbulent '60s
actually demonstrated that it was a seminal decade which sparked a
demand for individual freedom among the broad-minded Boomers. "The
Movement" they began cast aside the dated values and ideals of
their parents and inspired an outpouring of creativity that
reverberated throughout society in the decades that followed.
With a delightfully refreshing libertarian sense of the political
right and left, Riggenbach exposes the myths and misinterpretations
surrounding anarchism, liberalism, populism, and conservatism, as
well as the term "decadence," which so many have used to describe
various periods in our nation's history.
Boldly testing the boundaries of political and social thought, In
Praise of Decadence cuts through the hazy rhetoric of the grumpy
critics, the political pretenders, and the dreamy "good old days"
to show that as the Boomers' hair goes gray, Americans will fully
realize, much to their surprise, that the wave of individualism
celebrated so many years ago is stronger now than ever.
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