Rough draft of history : a century of us social movements in the news / Edwin Amenta, Neal Caren.

Author
Amenta, Edwin, 1957- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 346 p.) : 36 b/w illus. 26 tables.

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A new view of 20th-century US social movements, 'Rough Draft of History' examines how national newspapers covered social movements and the organizations driving them. Edwin Amenta and Neal Caren identify hundreds of movement organizations, from the Women's Christian Temperance Union to Occupy Wall Street, and document their treatment in the news. In doing so, Amenta and Caren provide an alternative account of US history from below, as it was refracted through journalistic lenses. Iconic organizations in the women's rights, African American civil rights, and environmental movements gained substantial media attention. But so too did now-forgotten groups, such as the German-American Alliance, Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, and Peace and Freedom Party. Amenta and Caren show why some organizations made big news while others did not.
Notes
Previously issued in print: 2022.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Target audience
Specialized.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 8, 2023).
Language note
In English.
Contents
  • Introduction. Uncovering a History of U.S. Social Movements
  • A Brief History of Contention: 100 Organizations in the News
  • Good News, Bad News, Hard News, Soft News (with Weijun Yuan)
  • Movement Features: A Century of News Waves (with Thomas Alan
  • Elliott and Weijun Yuan)
  • Fantastic News: The Townsend Plan's Wild Media Ride
  • The Race Beat and Press Beatdown: Black Rights in the 1960s
  • Lopsided Politics, Unbalanced Media, and U.S. Movements Today
  • Conclusion. The Past and Future of Social Movements in the News.
ISBN
0-691-23276-8
OCLC
  • 1311320091
  • 1289617234
  • 1312726307
Doi
  • 10.1515/9780691232768
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