The Sixties and the End of Modern America
David Steigerwald(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 22. February 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-312-09007-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is an historical narrative that describes and analyzes the changes and excitement of the 60s. The author sees the period as one that proved Americans can do better than they have done in the "me-decade" of the 80s. He proposes that it was a time that rejected complacency in order to recover a zeal for the pursuit of excellence, for the nation to re-awaken to a sense of national mission and ideals; and a time when artists, intellectuals and the young offered alternatives to what the nation had become. The book focuses on what this period meant in US history, and addresses current issues, bringing an historical perspective to bear on issues of race, ethnicity and gender, among others.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-09007-4 (9780312090074)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface - The End of Liberalism - The Civil Rights Movement - The Vietnam War and US Foreign Policy - The Social History of the War - The Reddish Decade - The End of Culture - The Urban Crisis - Beyond the Melting Pot - The Crisis of Authority - Revenge of the Status Quo - Inde x