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3) Teenage rebels: successful high school activists, from the Little Rock 9 to the Class of Tomorrow
Author
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Teenage Rebels provides a glimpse into the laws, policies, and political struggles that have shaped the lives of American high school students over the last one hundred years. Through dozens of case studies, Dawson Barrett recounts the strikes, marches, and picket lines of teens all over the US as they demand better textbooks, start recycling programs, and protest the censorship of student newspapers. Using historically influenced artwork and accessible...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Teenagers--as we have come to define them--were not, journalist Savage tells us, born in the 1950s of rockers and Beatniks, when most histories would begin. Rather, the teenager as icon can be traced back to the 1890s, when the foundations for the new century were laid in urban youth culture. This cultural history charts the spread of the American ideal of youth through England and Europe and around the world. From Peter Pan to Oscar Wilde, Anne Frank...
6) Teenage
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Examines the history of modern youth culture and the evolution of the idea of the "teenager", from the late 19th century to the beginning of the post-War period. Consists of archival film footage, diary entries, and dramatic recreations.
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