Revisiting the Sixties: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on America's Longest Decade (Volume 32)

by Laura Bieger (Editor), Christian Lammert (Editor)

The Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Summer of Love―the 1960s were one of the most turbulent decades in US history. These years launched an unprecedented public debate over the meaning of “America,” dividing US society in deep and troubling ways. Yet despite the passage of time, the contemporary crises in the “American way of life” and the political system that sustain it might well make one to what degree are we still living on the outskirts of the '60s? By examining crucial events, trends, and individuals from the civic, social, political, intellectual, cultural, and economic spheres across a range of disciplines, this volume offers a nuanced and pluralist account of the longest decade in America.

343 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2014