America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s - Couverture souple

Isserman, Maurice; Kazin, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199765065 ISBN 13 : 9780199765065

Editeur : Oxford Univ Pr, 2011

Synopsis

America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s, Fourth Edition, is the definitive interpretive survey of the political, social, and tural history of 1960s America. Written by two top experts on the era-Maurice Isserman, a scholar of the Left, and Michael Kazin, a specialist in Right-wing politics and ture-this book provides a compelling tale of this tumultuous era filled with fresh and persuasive insights. For the fourth edition the authors have updated the text in light of new research, offering strong and thoughtful ysis of such key topics as the U.S. entry into the tnam War, youth ture, the New Left, and women and minority groups. Presenting the most even-handed overw of this turbulent period, America Divided, Fourth Edition, defines, discusses, and yzes all sides of the political, social, and tural conflicts of the 1960s in a swiftly moving narrative. It is ideal for courses in 1960s America and America since 1945, or for anyone interested in the last fifty years of American History.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The definitive interpretive survey of the political, social, and cultural history of 1960s america, America Divided is written by two of the top experts on the era -- Maurice Isserman, a scholar of the Left, and Michael Kazom, a specialist in Right-wing politics and culture. Arguing that the period marked the end of the country's two-century-long ascent toward widespread affluence, domestic consensus, and international hegemony, the authors take readers on a tour of the turbulent decade, exploring what did and did not change in the 1960s, and why American culture and politics have never been the same since. Considering the factors which led up to the sixties, and issues such as the changing mind and condition of black America, the heyday and limitations of liberalism, youth culture, Vietnam, the New Left, the conservative revivial, Nixon, and the search for spirituality, Like a Civil War, explains what made the 1960s a decade in which people felt they could 'make history' and why, in the following decades, the history that was made has been so troubling to Americans. Also shedding some much-needed light on the era's often overlooked rise of the New Right and its far-reaching implications, Like A Civil War is an exciting and educational narrative for students of American history and general readers alike.

Revue de presse

America Divided is a first-rate work of synthesis that seamlessly integrates social, culture and political history. (Mark Newman, Journal of American Studies, 36)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Univ Pr
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199765065
• ISBN 13: 9780199765065
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 353
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; Italie