Civil rights and social movements in the Americas. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Civil rights and social movements in the Americas post-1945
• Further Information: Note: Vivienne Sanders.
• Authors: Sanders, Vivienne
• Contents: Cover; Book title; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; 1 What you will study; 2 How you will be assessed; 3 About this book; CHAPTER 1 Native Americans and civil rights in the Americas; 1 The indigenous population in Latin America; 2 Native Americans in the USA; 3 First Peoples in Canada; Examination advice; Examination practice; CHAPTER 2 African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement; 1 African Americans to 1945; 2 Short-term causes of the Civil Rights Movement 1945-55; 3 Key debate: When did the Civil Rights Movement begin?; 4 The end of segregation in the South 1955-65. Examination adviceExamination practice; CHAPTER 3 Martin, Malcolm and Black Power; 1 The role of Martin Luther King Jr in the Civil Rights Movement; 2 Key debate: Who or what played the most important role in the Civil Rights Movement?; 3 The Nation of Islam and Malcolm X; 4 The rise of Black Power in the 1960s; 5 Key debate: How new and successful was the Black Power movement?; Examination advice; Examination practice; CHAPTER 4 Role of governments in Civil Rights Movements in the Americas; 1 The US government and civil rights; 2 The Bolivian government and civil rights. 3 Key debate: Were Latin American constitutional guarantees of indigenous rights due to activism?Examination advice; Examination practice; CHAPTER 5 Youth culture and protests of the 1960s and 1970s; 1 Youth culture and protests in the USA; 2 Key debate: How 'new', effective and widespread was 1960s' US student radicalism?; 3 Youth culture and protests in Canada; 4 Youth culture and protests in Latin America; Examination advice; Examination practice; CHAPTER 6 Feminist movements in the Americas; 1 Women's movements in Canada; 2 Women's movements in Latin America. 3 Women's movements in the USA4 Key debate: When and why did the modern women's movement start?; Examination advice; Examination practice; CHAPTER 7 Hispanic-American movements in the United States; 1 Mexican-Americans in the United States to 1980; 2 Puerto Ricans in the United States to 1980; 3 Hispanic-Americans, 1970-2000; 4 The achievement of equality; 5 Immigration -- reform and controversy; Examination practice; Timeline; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Further reading; Internal assessment; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M. No; p; r; s; t; u; v; w; y; z.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: London : Hodder Education
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations, color maps
• Subjects: 303.484098; Social movements -- America; Civil rights -- America; Mouvements sociaux -- Amérique; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Civil rights; Social movements; America
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781471841323; 1471841324
• Related ISBNs: 9781471841316; 1471841316
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