Something Happened: A Political and Cultural Overview of the Seventies
An ambitious study... This will stand as the definitive book on the 1970s for some time to come. Highly recommended.(Library Journal)A very unsettling cautionary tale.(Erik HimmelsbachLos Angeles Times)Berkowitz... has boldly attempted to put a troubled decade into proper perspective in this concise and useful summary.(Peter AspdenFinancial Times)An interesting look at a tumultuous time.(Jules WagmanBlade)Contrary to popular wisdom, "Something Happened" in the 1970s, and Berkowitz helps us remember what that was and why it still matters.(Terry HartleChristian Science Monitor)A strong case that the '70s deserve far more attention than they have received.(Terry hartleOrange County Register)Quite a lot happened in the 1970s and this may be the concise, yet definitive account.(Sunday Constitution)An essential map for what is perhaps the most misunderstood decade of the twentieth century.(Associatedcontent.com)Berkowitz has provided an essential map to what is perhaps the most misunderstood decade of the twentieth century.(Eve LichtgarnWestside Chronicle)Scholarly, judicious, and readable... Highly recommended.(Choice)A concise glimpse of the era...Something Happenedone of the better surveys to have appeared about a significant decade.(Yanek MieczkowskiThe Journal of American History)Edward Berkowitz offers a highly readable account of a decade that tends to get overlooked.(M. J. HealeHistory1900-01-00)