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The 1968 Democratic National Convention is known for police brutality against demonstrators. This book ventures beyond the stereotypical image of rioting protestors and violent cops to reevaluate how - and why - the police attacked antiwar activists at the convention.

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"Frank Kusch's compelling account of the clash between Mayor Richard Daley's men in blue and antiwar rebels reveals why the 1960s was such a painful era for many Americans.... To his great credit, [Kusch] allows 'the pigs' to speak up for themselves." - Michael Kazin "Kusch's history of white Chicago policemen and the 1968 Democratic National Convention is a solid addition to a growing literature on the cultural sensibility and political perspective of the conservative white working class in the last third of the twentieth century." - David Farber, Journal of American History"

Battleground Chicago The Police and the 1968

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/05/2008
      ISBN13: 9780226465036, 978-0226465036
      ISBN10: 0226465039

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The 1968 Democratic National Convention is known for police brutality against demonstrators. This book ventures beyond the stereotypical image of rioting protestors and violent cops to reevaluate how - and why - the police attacked antiwar activists at the convention.

      Trade Review
      "Frank Kusch's compelling account of the clash between Mayor Richard Daley's men in blue and antiwar rebels reveals why the 1960s was such a painful era for many Americans.... To his great credit, [Kusch] allows 'the pigs' to speak up for themselves." - Michael Kazin "Kusch's history of white Chicago policemen and the 1968 Democratic National Convention is a solid addition to a growing literature on the cultural sensibility and political perspective of the conservative white working class in the last third of the twentieth century." - David Farber, Journal of American History"

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