Long Time Gone - Sixties America Then and Now

Zusatztext Bloom's collection of memoirs, polemics and analytical discussions will find many admirers among the veterans of the new left, but it is also useful as a record of the extraordinary level of emotions aroused by the decade. Informationen zum Autor Alexander Bloom is Professor of History and American Studies at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. He is the author of Prodigal Sons: The New York Intellectuals and Their World (Oxford, 1986) and co-editor of "Takin' It to the Streets" A Sixties Reader (Oxford, 1995). Klappentext With remarkable speed, the Sixties have gone from lived history to mythology. They remain alive in our culture in a manner different from any previous era. At the dawn of a new century, we are still debating the issues that emerged during that decade, still living in the conscious aftermath ofits events and transformations.This collection looks back at the Sixties, attempting to understand the issues of the day on their own terms and to think about their meanings in today's world. Alexander Bloom has gathered ten original essays, each of which explores the gulf between history and myth regarding a centralcharacteristic of the Sixties. Topics covered include civil rights, the student movement and the New Left, the Vietnam War, the antiwar movement, gay rights, the counterculture, and the women's movement.Long Time Gone dispels myths about the Sixties and constructs an accurate vision of the past and an understanding of its impact on the modern world. It is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking deeper knowledge of this incredible decade and its continuing influence on American culture. Zusammenfassung This study examines the gulf between the history and mythology that has grown up around different aspects of the 1960s, ranging from the counterculture to gay rights, to the student and women's movements, and to the Johnson presidency.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Bloom, Alexander (Professor of History Bloom
• Assisted by: Alexander Bloom (Editor), Bloom Alexander (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2001
• EAN: 9780195125153
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512515-3
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Viewpoints on American Culture; Viewpoints on American Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, c 1960 to c 1970, Regional Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, History of the Americas, c 1960 to c 1969