Synopses & Reviews
“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.” —Frank Senso, former CNN Washington bureau chief While 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. Its fashionable to mock Boomers as self-involved and materialistic. But what really is the true legacy of the Boomers?
To 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.
Today we live in a far more open, inclusive, tolerant, and equal America than at any other time in our history. And thats because Baby Boomers, from the Sixties onward, have fought a great cultural war to free America from its prejudices, inequalities, and fears. The Greater Generation tells the story of this generations accomplishments—and finally gives Boomers their due.
“The Greater Generation reminds us that todays legacy of social justice, diversity, and individual freedom didnt just fall from the sky; its a consequence of a hard-fought progressive struggle fought on the home front by a morally engaged American generation.” —Marty Kaplan, Air America radio host and director of the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern Califormnia Annenberg School for Communication
Synopsis
The Greatest Generation gets credit for winning World War II and braving the Depression. But the Baby Boomers? All they get credit for is knowing how to order a tall skim double latte. What really is the true legacy of the Boomers?
Summoning the amazing sea changes they've made in American culture, this passionately debated book recasts the much-maligned Boomers as a Greater Generation with a lasting legacy of tolerance and equality for all. From women's rights to environmental protections to curbing racial inequality, The Greater Generation tells the story of this generation's accomplishments---and finally gives Boomers their due.
Synopsis
A look at the contributions of the Baby Boom generation describes how, with their involvement in the civil rights movement, protesting Vietnam, advocating women's and gay rights, and pursuing Watergate, they became in many ways as great if not a greater generation then those before them in their profound and lasting influence on American society. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
Synopsis
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.
--Frank Senso, former CNN Washington bureau chief
While 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?
To 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.
Today 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. The Greater Generation tells the story of this generation's accomplishments--and finally gives Boomers their due.
The Greater Generation 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.
--Marty Kaplan, Air America radio host and director of the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern Califormnia Annenberg School for Communication
Synopsis
The Greatest Generation gets credit for winning World War II and braving the Depression. But the Baby Boomers? All they get credit for is knowing how to order a tall skim double latte. What really is the true legacy of the Boomers?
Summoning the amazing sea changes they’ve made in American culture, this passionately debated book recasts the much-maligned Boomers as a Greater Generation with a lasting legacy of tolerance and equality for all. From women’s rights to environmental protections to curbing racial inequality, The Greater Generation tells the story of this generation’s accomplishments---and finally gives Boomers their due.
About the Author
Leonard 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 By the Color of Our Skin, a critically acclaimed book on race relations.