{"product_id":"the-long-sixties-isbn-9780470673621","title":"The Long Sixties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and engaging treatment of the major political, social, and cultural developments of this tumultuous period.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA 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.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA detached and unprejudiced look at this turbulent decade, that is both lively and revelatory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTimelines are included to help students understand how particular episodes transpired in quick succession, and how topics intertwined and overlapped\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNicely complemented by Brian Ward's \u003ci\u003eThe 1960s: A Documentary Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), The Long Sixties book matches the documentary reader chapter-by-chapter in theme and periodization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface: The Long Sixties vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Fifties: Tranquility in Turmoil 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 From New Frontier to Great Society 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Cold War 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Civil Rights Movement 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Student Rebellion 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Vietnam Quagmire 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Sex, Gender, and the New Feminism 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Revolutions Left and Right 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Small Steps, Giant Leaps, New Concerns 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Minority Empowerment: From Margin to Mainstream 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Sucking in the Seventies (or, That 70s Chapter) 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Legacies 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristopher Strain\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History \u0026amp; American Studies at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePure Fire: Self-Defense as Activism in the Civil Rights Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eBurning Faith: Church Arson in the American South\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eReload: Rethinking Violence in American Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). \u003cp\u003eThe 1960s, a turbulent time of great change and confusion, one marked by a profound shift in values and punctuated by a profane and often ugly war, was more than just the period defined by the decade. For some it was a time of great liberation and freedom; for others it was the time during which the United States lost its way. Attempting to explain that paradox, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Sixties: America, 1954-1973\u003c\/i\u003e is a narrative history providing a concise overview of this momentous time. The text encourages readers to reconsider what they think they know about the 1960s en route to developing a deeper understanding of the many, in some cases fundamental, changes that took place in American life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e provides an accessible and engaging treatment of the major political, social, and cultural developments of the period. The text includes timelines to help students understand how particular episodes transpired in quick succession, and how topics intertwined and overlapped. Ideal as a stand-alone text, it also complements \u003ci\u003eThe 1960s: A Documentary Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), providing narrative context and support for the primary documents provided in the sourcebook.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990281732325,"sku":"NP9780470673621","price":91.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470673621.jpg?v=1761787188","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-long-sixties-isbn-9780470673621","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}