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Generation on fire : voices of protest from the 1960s : an oral history /
The political activism of the American counterculture during the 1960s remains a subject blighted by misconceptions and stereotypes. To many, the political thought of the 1960s is synonymous with widespread drug abuse, failed social experiments, and general irresponsibility. Despite sustained public...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Sixties--primary documents and personal narratives, 1960-1974.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The political activism of the American counterculture during the 1960s remains a subject blighted by misconceptions and stereotypes. To many, the political thought of the 1960s is synonymous with widespread drug abuse, failed social experiments, and general irresponsibility. Despite sustained public interest, few remember that many of the freedoms and rights Americans enjoy today are the direct result of those who defiantly challenged the established order during this tumultuous period. The period frightened both mainstream and elite Americans and still does. In Generation on Fire, both well-k. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813171562 0813171563 9780813138466 0813138469 128323274X 9781283232746 9786613232748 6613232742 |