Striking the machine from within

A case for the inclusion of the GI Movement in the New Left

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12919909
AutoresLAUREN MOTTLE (University of Leeds, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume12
Fascículo2
Páginas147-177
Data de publicação2019-07-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Sixties (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1754-1336 • E-ISSN: 1754-1328
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17541328.2019.1687205
OpenAlexW2987523962
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas23

This paper argues for the inclusion of the GI Movement in narratives of the New Left. Through an analysis of the GI underground press this article explores activists’ emphasis on participatory democracy, making America’s professed ideals a reality for all, and their critiques of authority and existing power structures of the Establishment. Despite diverging from popular images of the Sixties protest, GI activism achieved significant successes as the military adapted its policies; a response, in part, to GI dissent. By exploring GI dissent this paper contributes to scholarship which continues to reassess the scope and impact of the New Left

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