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The sixties in America : history, politics and protest / M.J. Heale.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heale, M. J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--1961-1969.
- United States.
- History.
- United States--Economic conditions--1961-1971.
- Economic conditions.
- United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1963-1969.
- Physical Description:
- 177 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.
- Contents:
- Part I Spirit and Context 9
- 1 The Spirit of the Sixties: An Age of Activism 11
- 2 The Sixties in Perspective: Society, Economy and Polity 27
- Part II Politics at Home and Abroad 49
- 3 The Politics of Hope: From Kennedy to Johnson 51
- 4 The United States in the World: From Hubris to Humiliation 70
- 5 The Politics of Reaction: From Johnson to Nixon 90
- Part III Popular Protest and New Movements 109
- 6 The African American Revolt: From Civil Rights to Black Power 111
- 7 Protest: Youth, Peace and Women's Movements 132.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-168) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1579583458
- OCLC:
- 48529878
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