America divided : the civil war of the 1960s / Maurice Isserman, Michael Kazin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isserman, Maurice, author.

Kazin, Michael, 1948- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--1961-1969.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 358 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In America Divided, Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin provide the definitive history of the 1960's, in a book that tells a compelling tale filled with fresh and persuasive insights. Ranging from the 1950's right up to the debacle of Watergate, Isserman (a noted historian of the Left) and Kazin (a leading specialist in populist movements) not only recount the public and private actions of the era's many powerful political figures, but also shed light on the social, cultural, and grassroots political movements of the decade. Indeed, readers will find a seamless narrative that integrates such even

Contents:

Gathering of the forces

Black ordeal, Black freedom

The New Frontier of American liberalism

Why did the United States fight in Vietnam?

1963

The rise of the Great Society

1965

The making of a youth culture

The New Left

The fall of the Great Society

The conservative revival

1968

Many faiths: the '60's reformation

No cease-fire: 1969-1974

Conclusion: winners and losers

Critical events during the long 1960's.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-313) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771118-9

1-282-36730-7

9786612367304

0-19-802522-X

OCLC:

433052601