Description
Book SynopsisEmploys a chronological narrative to identify three distinct phases during which events of the era unfolded. This book captures the sweep of this tumultuous era, analyzing both the cultural and political influences on the movements of the 1960s. It brings a fresh approach to our understanding of not only the 1960s but also US history since 1945.
Trade Review"This is a very well-written and engaging book, which deftly synthesizes much of the scholarship on the 1960s. Its virtues are its breadth, its cogency, and its ability to make this turbulent time come alive in all sorts of ways." -Ed Linenthal, author of The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory "This book is pure narrative history. It moves forward relentlessly, omnivorously, in torrents of precise and well-paced prose. It should be viewed, primarily, as a newsreel, a Bayeaux Tapestry, a mural in some palace of memory. The fundamental success of this book is Lytle's ability to zero in on the significant events, to place them in their proper context, and to tell his story as vividly as possible."-Kevin Starr, University of Southern California
Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; PART ONE: THE ERA OF CONSENSUS, 1954-63 ; 1. The Consensus ; 2. The Cultural Cold War ; 3. Cracks in the Consensus ; 4. The New Generation ; 5. The Cold War on the New Frontier ; 6. The Second Civil War ; PART TWO: THE SIXTIES, 1964-68 ; 7. 1964: Welcome to the 1960s ; 8. Teach-in, Strike Out: The Uncivil Wars Heat Up ; 9. The Great Freak Forward ; 10. A Very Bad Year Begins ; 11. A Bad Year Gets Worse: The Domestic War Front ; PART THREE: THE RISE OF ESSENTIALIST POLITICS AND THE FALL OF RICHARD NIXON, 1969-74 ; 12. The Rise of Gender and Identity Politics ; 13. Identities of Race and Ethnicity ; 14. Taking on the System ; 15. The Uncivil Wars: Woodstock to Kent State ; 16. Watergate: The Last Battle ; Epilogue: Who Won? ; Notes on Sources ; Index
