Title: The sixties in America : history, politics and protest /
Authors: Heale, M. J.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: United States History; United States Economic conditions; United States Politics and government; United States Politics and government
Contents: Pt. I. Spirit and Context -- 1. The Spirit of the Sixties: An Age of Activism -- 2. The Sixties in Perspective: Society, Economy and Polity -- Pt. II. Politics at Home and Abroad -- 3. The Politics of Hope: From Kennedy to Johnson -- 4. The United States in the World: From Hubris to Humiliation -- 5. The Politics of Reaction: From Johnson to Nixon -- Pt. III. Popular Protest and New Movements -- 6. The African American Revolt: From Civil Rights to Black Power -- 7. Protest: Youth, Peace and Women's Movements.