America divided : the Civil War of the 1960s / / Maurice Isserman, Michael Kazin

• Autore: Isserman Maurice
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 358 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 973.923
• Soggetto geografico: United States History 1961-1969
• Altri autori: KazinMichael <1948->
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1999.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-343) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: America divided
• ISBN: 0-19-771118-9; 1-282-36730-7; 9786612367304; 0-19-802522-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814128603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.