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The sixties in America : history, politics and protest /

This text introduces the reader to the major changes whch governed life in the sixties. The book examines the 1960s in the context of a decade caught between one America and another.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heale, M. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2001.
Colección:BAAS paperbacks.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Spirit and Context
  • 1. The Spirit of the Sixties: An Age of Activism
  • 2. The Sixties in Perspective: Society, Economy and Polity
  • pt. II. Politics at Home and Abroad
  • 3. The Politics of Hope: From Kennedy to Johnson
  • 4. The United States in the World: From Hubris to Humiliation
  • 5. The Politics of Reaction: From Johnson to Nixon
  • pt. III. Popular Protest and New Movements
  • 6. The African American Revolt: From Civil Rights to Black Power
  • 7. Protest: Youth, Peace and Women's Movements.