{"product_id":"reflecting-on-the-1960s-at-50-a-concise-account-of-how-the-1960s-changed-america-for-better-and-for-worse-paperback","title":"Reflecting on the 1960s at 50: A Concise Account of How the 1960s Changed America, for Better and for Worse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Riley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReflecting on the 1960s at 50: A Concise Account of How the 1960s Changed America, for Better and for Worse\u003c\/em\u003e is a punchy, conversational look at some of the most interesting pieces of cultural and social conflict from the '60s, reflected through the lens of our own vantage point today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis approachable, informative volume uses transcripts of public interviews to provide the viewpoints of half a dozen nationally known scholars with long records of writing in scholarly and popular realms. They represent a range of disciplinary and political perspectives from the humanities to the social sciences and from the progressive left to the conservative right. These scholars offer their thoughts on: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe place of youth in American society that emerged from the '60s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe lingering contributions the counterculture made to American institutions and social life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe legacy in contemporary America of the struggles over racial disparities in the '60s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe ways in which the revolution of sexual mores and relations of that decade have affected marriage and family today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe war in Vietnam and its effects on contemporary views of America's military power and responsibility in the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe evolution of American state power and administration that was energized by Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to students of American history and the history and politics of the 1960s as well as sociologists. It searches for meaning in a period that made major contributions to the shape of America as a country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Riley\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Bucknell University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751949009184,"sku":"9780367486761","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/209e68a7d46eb49842c87137f29eb423.webp?v=1779983982","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reflecting-on-the-1960s-at-50-a-concise-account-of-how-the-1960s-changed-america-for-better-and-for-worse-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}