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1968 : the rise and fall of the new American Revolution
Title
1968 : the rise and fall of the new American Revolution / Robert C. Cottrell and Blaine T. Browne.
ISBN
9781538107751
1538107759
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2018
Physical Description
xvii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"The year 1968 is recalled most of all as a year when revolution beckoned or threatened. On the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year, cultural historians Robert Cottrell and Blaine T. Browne provide a well-informed, up-to-date synthesis of the events that rocked the world, emphasizing the revolutionary possibilities."--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Cottrell, Robert C., 1950- 1968 :the rise and fall of the new American Revolution. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 27, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
"Yippie!" : Abbie, Jerry, and the politics of play
"Hell no! They shouldn't go!" : Dr. Spock's children
"We had to destroy the town in order to save it" : the impact of the Tet Offensive
"The impossible dream" : the new politics
"We shall overcome" : the dreamer
"We all want to change the world" : springtime of the young rebels
"Burn, baby, burn" : bearing witness and the Boston Five
"You say you want a revolution" : radical politics and the counterculture
"There's a man with a gun over there" : the politics of assassination
"The whole world is watching : czechago"
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T" : people power
"The personal is political" : sexual revolutions
"Goin' up the country" : the new environmentalism
"Your day, of course, is going to be over soon" : the backlash
"The revolution will not be televised" : legacies and conclusion
Appendix A: List of abbreviations.
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