{"product_id":"9780340900222","title":"Massive Resistance : The White Response to the Civil Rights Movement","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMassive Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): George Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMassive Resistance is a compelling account of the white segregationist opposition to the US civil rights movement from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. It provides vivid insights into what sparked the confrontations in US society during the run-up to the major civil rights laws that transformed America's social and political landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Unravels the complex and intricate webs that were part and parcel of what is referred to as massive resistance. His scholarly approach, impressive organization of the material, and the overally quality and clarity of his narrative collectively contribute to \u003ci\u003eMassive Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e being an important contribution to the field of American studies... (An) important and much needed contribution to historical scholarship on an important and perhaps neglected side of the civil rights era. If one were to choose one book on this particular subject, I believe this volume should be the one.” —\u003ci\u003eJoseph Michael Gratale, European Association of American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780340900222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593911873742,"sku":"9780340900222","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_71396363-66aa-483e-89f3-26446ef7d42e.jpg?v=1637796490","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780340900222","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}