Description:
Touching on the decade's biggest issues, from changing cultural norms to the role of the state, Debating Dissent critically examines ideas of generational change and the sixties.
Brief description: Lara Campbell is an associate professor in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University.
Review Quotes: 'Debating Dissent should emerge as a preeminent anthology on the sixties for Canadian scholars Ideal for courses on postwar Canada, social movements, and the sixties themselves.The synergy between established and new scholars makes this a particularly vibrant and valuable contribution.'--Ian Milligan, Canadian Historical Review vol 94:4:2013
'Scholars who are interested in nuanced analysis of social change in the late twentieth century should read Debating Dissent. Students and a broader non-academic audience will enjoy these histories, too.'
--Nancy Janovicek, BC Studies vol 181: Spring 2014'If you are looking for a collection of introductory essays on a broad range of topics on the Canadian 1960s, there is no other book I would recommend ahead of Debating Dissent.'--Stuart Henderson, Histoire sociale / social History vol 47:92:2014