LEADER 04527cam a2200613 i 4500001 262145 005 20240621231853.0 008 180228t20182018nyua b 001 0 eng 010 2017022693 020 9780823277988 |qhardcover |qalkaline paper 020 0823277984 |qhardcover |qalkaline paper 020 9780823277995 |qpaperback |qalkaline paper 020 0823277992 |qpaperback |qalkaline paper 020 |z9781315266848 |qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)on1006524619 035 262145 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dVYF |dOCLCF |dYDX |dBKL |dCHVBK |dOCLCO |dLHM 050 00 HQ799.2.P6 |bH33 2018 100 1 Haas, Britt, |eauthor. 245 10 Fighting authoritarianism : |bAmerican youth activism in the 1930s / |cBritt Haas. 250 First edition. 264 1 New York : |bEmpire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, |c2018. 264 4 |c©2018 300 xi, 329 pages : |billustrations ; |c23 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Part I Seeing the problem and envisioning a plan -- The effects of the crash : the youth problem from New York City to Harlan County, Kentucky, and back again -- The Reed Harrison affair : youth claim their rights and freedoms at Columbia University and beyond -- The Scottsboro Boys : demands for equality from the Deep South to New York City -- The Popular Front : strength in unity, New York City organizations come together in solidarity -- Playing politics and making policy : institutionalizing a vision from New York to Washington -- The fight against fascism : the Spanish Republicans find their support in New York City -- Dissolution : World War II subverts the Zeitgeist and youth's vision for America. 520 "Fighting Authoritarianism provides a new and important examination of U.S. youth activism of the 1930s, including the limits of the New Deal and how youth activists continually pushed FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, and other New Dealers to do more to address economic distress, more inclusionary politics, and social inequality. In this study, author Britt Haas questions the interventionist versus isolationist paradigm in that young people sought to focus on both domestic and international affairs. Haas also explores the era not as a precursor to WWII, but as a moment of hope when the prospect of institutionalizing progress in freedom, equality, and democracy seemed possible. Fighting Authoritarianism corrects misconceptions about these young activists' vision for their country, heavily influenced by the American Dream they had been brought up to revere: they wanted a truly free, truly democratic, and truly equal society. That meant embracing radical ideologies, especially socialism and communism, which were widely discussed, debated, and promoted on New York City college campuses. They believed that in embracing these ideologies, they were not turning their backs on American values. Instead, they believed that such ideologies were the only way to make America live up to its promises."--Back cover. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Youth |xPolitical activity |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 College students |xPolitical activity |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Youth protest movements |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Radicalism |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Student movements |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Authoritarianism |xHistory |y20th century. 650 7 Authoritarianism. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00821640 650 7 College students |xPolitical activity. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00868026 650 7 Radicalism. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01087015 650 7 Student movements. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01135954 650 7 Youth |xPolitical activity. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01183486 650 7 Youth protest movements. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01746851 651 7 United States. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204155 650 7 Jugendbewegung. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4028871-7 650 7 Jugendverband. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4120532-7 651 7 USA. |2gnd |0(DE-588)4078704-7 648 7 1900-1999 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 650 7 Youth. |2homoit 852 0 |bstacks |hHQ799.2.P6 |iH33 2018