Robert F. Kennedy And the Death of American Idealism

Name: Robert F. Kennedy And the Death of American Idealism
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ISBN: 9780321386106

ISBN-10: 0321386108

ISBN-13: 9780321386106

Edition: 2008

Authors: Joseph A. Palermo, Mark C. Carnes

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At the forefront of the social movements and political crises that gripped America in the 1950s and 1960s, Robert F. Kennedy saw, advised and led the United States through some of the most epochal events in the 20 th century. This biography chronicles Kennedyrsquo;s life from his time as a boy growing up amidst the turmoil of the Great Depression and World War II to his rise as a central figure in the national debate on communism, poverty, civil rights, and the war in Vietnam.

Book details

List price: $31.40
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.418
Language: English

Joseph A Palermo lectures at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has written for Peace & Changeand other journals.



Editor's Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Coming of Age



Launching a Public Life



Finding His Way in the 1950s



His Brother's Keeper



Attorney General



Tragedy and Rebirth



Senator Kennedy, the Cautious Critic



Coming Out Against the Vietnam War



Presidential Candidate



From Victory to Tragedy


Conclusion


Study and Discussion Questions


A Note on the Sources


Index