The Long Sixties: America, 1955 - 1973
Christopher B. Strain
€ 116.08
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Long Sixties: America, 1955 - 1973
Hardback. The Long Sixties is a concise and engaging treatment of the major political, social, and cultural developments of this tumultuous period. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
The Long Sixties is a concise and engaging treatment of the major political, social, and cultural developments of this tumultuous period.
- A comprehensive yet concise overview that offers coverage of a variety of topics, from the beginnings of the Cold War shortly after World War II, through the civil rights, women's, and Chicano civil rights movements, to Watergate, an event that transpired in 1974 but capped the "Long Sixties."
- A detached and unprejudiced look at this turbulent decade, that is both lively and revelatory
- Timelines are included to help students understand how particular episodes transpired in quick succession, and how topics intertwined and ... Read more
- Nicely complemented by Brian Ward's The 1960s: A Documentary Reader (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), The Long Sixties book matches the documentary reader chapter-by-chapter in theme and periodization
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470673621
SKU
V9780470673621
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Christopher B. Strain
Christopher Strain is Professor of History & American Studies at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of Pure Fire: Self-Defense as Activism in the Civil Rights Era (2005), Burning Faith: Church Arson in the American South (2008), and Reload: Rethinking Violence in American Life (2010).
Reviews for The Long Sixties: America, 1955 - 1973