The 1960s Cultural Revolution
eBook - PDF

The 1960s Cultural Revolution

Facts and Fictions

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The 1960s Cultural Revolution

Facts and Fictions

About this book

This book uses evidence-based primary source analysis to provide students with the historical perspective necessary to think critically about the romantic memories, stubborn stereotypes, misperceptions, deliberate falsehoods, distorted myths, and old grudges that distort our popular perceptions of the 1960s. Twenty-first century Americans routinely use the 1960s as a metaphor, a sort of convenient shorthand, for the cultural warsā€”that continuous clash over differing values, beliefs, attitudes, and lifestylesā€”still bitterly polarizing the nation. Therefore, understanding the 1960s cultural revolution is critical to understanding ourselves. What this book contributes to that conversation is needed historical perspective with evidence-based primary source analysis. Ten chapters shed light on ordinarily overlooked aspects of the period, challenge stubborn misconceptions, and explore the enduring legacy of the 1960s. Primary source materialā€”both written and visualā€”is drawn from archival holdings, newspapers, published proceedings, oral histories, and memoirs in order to present a balanced, accessible examination of mistaken beliefs and the historical truths.

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Information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781440876295
eBook ISBN
9781440876301
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. The 1960s Cultural Revolution Took Place Only in America
  9. 2. Political and Cultural Protest Only Happened in Coastal Cities and at Elite Universities
  10. 3. All Political Activism Was on the Left
  11. 4. Protesters Were Just Young, Unpatriotic Hippies Who Didnā€™t Want to Fight in Vietnam
  12. 5. Hippies Cared Only about Peace, Love, and Dope
  13. 6. The Sexual and Drug Revolutions Occurred in the 1960s
  14. 7. Urban Riots Were Meaningless, Violent Outbursts
  15. 8. Womenā€™s Lib Was Just Man-Hating Feminists Burning Their Bras
  16. 9. The Anti-War Movement Ended (or Lost) the Vietnam War
  17. 10. The 1960s Cultural Revolution Ended with That Decade
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
  20. About the Author