The Sixties

by Terry H. Anderson

Overview

The Sixties explores the significant political, foreign policy and social events from the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins and presidential campaign to the high tide of women's liberation and U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973. By examining the dramatic era chronologically and thematically, the author demonstrates that what really made the period unique were the various 'movements' that merged with the counterculture to form a "sixties culture". After 1968, these same movements advocated liberation and empowerment-and changed America forever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032290294
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/04/2024
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Terry H. Anderson is Professor and Cornerstone Faculty Fellow of History at Texas A&M University. A Vietnam veteran, his previous books include Bush’s Wars (2011) and The Pursuit of Fairness: A History of Affirmative Action (2005).

Table of Contents

Introduction: Cold War America: Seedbed of the 1960s  1. The Years of Hope and Idealism, 1960–1963  2. The Pinnacle of Liberalism, 1964–1965  3. Days of Decision, 1965–1967  4. 1968  5. From Counterculture to Sixties Culture  6. Days of Discord, 1969–1970  7. The Climax and Demise of the Sixties, 1970–1973  Legacies: The Decade of Tumult and Change