Kent State and May 4th: A Social Science Perspective

Hensley, Thomas and Jerry M. Lewis

ISBN 10: 0840318561 / ISBN 13: 9780840318565

Published by Kendall/Hunt, Dubuqie, IA, 1978

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Inscribed by Author. minor damp-stain, faint wear to wrapper. Inscribed by Lewis Multiple copies available this title. Uncommon . Quantity Available: 2. Category: Ohio; True Crime. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0840318561. ISBN/EAN: 9780840318565. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5726.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kent State and May 4th: A Social Science Perspective
• Publisher: Kendall/Hunt, Dubuqie, IA
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0840318561
• ISBN 13: 9780840318565
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ohio

About this title

Synopsis

Presents research undertaken by members of the political science and sociology departments at Kent State University regarding the events which led to the killing of four undergraduates and wounding of others by Ohio National Guard members in 1970. Sections consist of an overview of events, the legal aftermath, a social science perspective on the impact of the shootings, and the gymnasium controversy that erupted in 1977.

About the Author

Thomas R. Hensley is professor emeritus of political science at Kent State University. He chaired the university’s first Symposium on Democracy, an academic conference created in commemoration of May 4, 1970, and edited the inaugural volume of the Symposium on democracy series, The Boundaries of Freedom of Expression and Order in American Democracy (The Kent State University Press, 2001).

Jerry M. Lewis is professor emeritus of sociology at Kent State University. As a Kent State faculty member in 1970, he witnessed the May 4 shootings while serving as a faculty marshall. Since then, Lewis has been involved in researching, memorializing, and lecturing about the tragedy, and recently, along with Hensley, he served on the May 4 Visitors Center Committee.