| Lost in the USA: American Identity from the Promise Keepers to the Million Mom March Contributor(s): White, Deborah Gray (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252040902 ISBN-13: 9780252040900 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $108.90 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 303.484 |
| LCCN: 2016044849 |
| Series: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Remembered as an era of peace and prosperity, turn-of-the-millennium America was also a time of mass protest. But the political demands of the marchers seemed secondary to an urgent desire for renewal and restoration felt by people from all walks of life. Drawing on thousands of personal testimonies, Deborah Gray White explores how Americans sought better ways of living in, and dealing with, a rapidly changing world. From the Million Man, Million Woman, and Million Mom Marches to the Promise Keepers and LGBT protests, White reveals a people lost in their own country. Mass gatherings offered a chance to bond with like-minded others against a relentless tide of loneliness and isolation. By participating, individuals opened a door to self-discovery that energized their quests for order, autonomy, personal meaning, and fellowship in a society that seemed hostile to such deeper human needs. Moving forward in time, White also shows what marchers found out about themselves and those gathered around them. The result is an eye-opening reconsideration of a defining time in contemporary America. |