American Counterculture of the 1960s

by Richard Brownell

Overview

Each book in the comprehensive World History series offers a clearly written and visually enhanced overview of an important historical event or period. The series is designed both to acquaint readers with the basics of history and to make them aware that their lives and their own historical era are an intimate part of the ongoing human saga.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420502633
Publisher:	Gale Cengage Learning
Publication date:	09/30/2010
Series:	Lucent American History Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 16 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Foreword 4

Important Dates in the Time of American Counterculture of the 1960s 6

Introduction: Marching to a Different Beat 8

Chapter 1 Exploring a New Frontier 12

Chapter 2 Raising the Stakes 26

Chapter 3 Turning On, Tuning In, Dropping Out 42

Chapter 4 From Protest to Resistance 56

Chapter 5 The Counterculture Loses Its Way 70

Notes 84

For Further Reading 87

Index 89

Picture Credits 95

About the Author 96

Editorial Reviews

Gr 8?10—While the Vietnam War was raging in Southeast Asia, a war of sorts was raging in the U.S. The 1960s, as Brownell informs readers, was a time of turmoil and change in this country. This dense, text-heavy book discusses the antiwar and Civil Rights movements, hippies, arts and music, student protests, and more, relating how they reshaped American society. Although the book covers a number of important topics, it skims the surface of most of them. The layout, with two columns of text on each page and few pictures, is likely to intimidate our very visual generation of students.—Esther Keller, I.S. 278, Marine Park, NY

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