The Sixties

Terry H. Anderson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2003 | 2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-321-15637-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Anderson writes a sweeping history of the socio-political changes that swept across the United States during the 1960s, including the seeds of change planted in the fifties and its aftermath. This edition integrates new information on the women's movement and more.

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This text explores the significant political, foreign policy, and social events from the 1960s in an attempt to explain why America experienced a "decade of tumult and change." Appreciated for its captivating style as well as its brevity, The Sixties offers brief yet comprehensive coverage of this important decade.

Inhalt

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Cold War America: Seedbed of the Sixties. 1. The Years of Hope and Idealism, 1960-1963. 2. The Pinnacle of Liberalism, 1964-1965. 3. Days of Decision, 1965-1967 4. 1968. 5. From Counterculture to Sixties Culture. 6. Days of Discord, 1969-1970. 7. The Crescendo and Demise of the Sixties, 1970-1973. 8. The Decade of Tumult and Change. Additional Readings. Photo Acknowledgments. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.8.2003
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 162 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 372 g
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• ISBN-10: 0-321-15637-4 / 0321156374
• ISBN-13: 978-0-321-15637-2 / 9780321156372
• Zustand: Neuware