Sixties

The sixth edition of The Sixties is a provocative account of a transformative era in American history, exploring the significant political, social, and cultural changes that many citizens found to be not only necessary, but mandatory.

List of contents

Introduction: Cold War America: Seedbed of the 1960s 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 Climax and Demise of the Sixties, 1970–1973 Legacies: The Decade of Tumult and Change

About the author

Terry H. Anderson is Professor and Cornerstone Faculty Fellow of History at Texas A&M University. A Vietnam veteran, his other books include Why The Nineties Matter (2024), Bush’s Wars (2012), The Pursuit of Fairness: A History of Affirmative Action (2004), The Movement and The Sixties (1995), A Flying Tiger’s Diary (1984) with fighter ace Charles R. Bond, and The United States, Great Britain and the Cold War, 1944–1947 (1981).

Summary

The sixth edition of The Sixties is a provocative account of a transformative era in American history, exploring the significant political, social, and cultural changes that many citizens found to be not only necessary, but mandatory.

Product details

• Authors: Terry H. Anderson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032290294
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3229029-4
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1960 to c 1969