{"product_id":"the-greater-generation-in-defense-of-the-baby-boom-legacy-paperback","title":"The Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonard Steinhorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lenny Steinhorn presents compelling evidence that Boomers significantly shaped--and improved--their times. This is a counterintuitive examination of a generation that is far more complex and far more influential than is commonly believed.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Frank Senso, former CNN Washington bureau chief \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the Greatest Generation deserves our praise for surviving the Depression and fighting in World War II, the Baby Boomers, this book argues, are in many ways as great a generation--if not greater--for how they have advanced equality and freedom at home. It's fashionable to mock Boomers as self-involved and materialistic. But what really is the true legacy of the Boomers? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo understand how Boomers have changed America, think back to the 1950s--but without the nostalgia. Women were kept at home, minorities were denied their dignity, homosexuality was a crime, and anyone who marched to a different drummer was labeled un-American and viewed as a threat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday we live in a far more open, inclusive, tolerant, and equal America than at any other time in our history. And that's because Baby Boomers, from the Sixties onward, have fought a great cultural war to free America from its prejudices, inequalities, and fears. \u003ci\u003eThe Greater Generation\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of this generation's accomplishments--and finally gives Boomers their due. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Greater Generation\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that today's legacy of social justice, diversity, and individual freedom didn't just fall from the sky; it's a consequence of a hard-fought progressive struggle fought on the home front by a morally engaged American generation.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Marty Kaplan, Air America radio host and director of the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern Califormnia Annenberg School for Communication\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeonard Steinhorn is a professor of communication at American University, where he teaches politics, media, and culture. He is a former political speechwriter and is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBy the Color of Our Skin, \u003c\/i\u003e a critically acclaimed book on race relations\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.57 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758636204320,"sku":"9780312326418","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e5f346d863f885655e2fbf15c06b29ac.webp?v=1780131165","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-greater-generation-in-defense-of-the-baby-boom-legacy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}