Author : T. Seaton Donoho
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2022-07-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3375101201
Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.
Author : Ellen Schrecker
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 43,36 MB
Release : 2021-12-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 022620085X
"Ellen Schrecker shows how universities shaped the 1960s, and how the 1960s shaped them. Teach-ins and walkouts-in institutions large and small, across both the country and the political spectrum-were only the first actions that came to redefine universities as hotbeds of unrest for some and handmaidens of oppression for others. The tensions among speech, education, and institutional funding came into focus as never before-and the reverberations remain palpable today"--
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 854 pages
File Size : 16,4 MB
Release : 1858
Category : Ireland
ISBN :
Author : Charles Kaiser
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 13,89 MB
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 0802193242
From assassinations to student riots, this is “a splendidly evocative account of a historic year—a year of tumult, of trauma, and of tragedy” (Arthur Schlesinger Jr.). In the United States, the 1960s were a period of unprecedented change and upheaval—but the year 1968 in particular stands out as a dramatic turning point. Americans witnessed the Tet offensive in Vietnam; the shocking assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy; and the chaos at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. At the same time, a young generation was questioning authority like never before—and popular culture, especially music, was being revolutionized. Largely based on unpublished interviews and documents—including in-depth conversations with Eugene McCarthy and Bob Dylan, among many others, and the late Theodore White’s archives, to which the author had sole access—1968 in America is a fascinating social history, and the definitive study of a year when nothing could be taken for granted. “Kaiser aims to convey not only what happened during the period but what it felt like at the time. Affecting touches bring back powerful memories, including strong accounts of the impact of the Tet offensive and of the frenzy aroused by Bobby Kennedy’s race for the presidency.” —The New York Times Book Review
Author : Alexandra Eyle
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 25,48 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
This book reveals Pack's complex personality and dynamic character and masterfully charts the politics of the environmental movement.
Author : Cat Fanciers' Association
Publisher :
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 47,66 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Cat breeds
ISBN :
Author : L. Michael Schoonover
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 33,89 MB
Release : 2022-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1664276181
The book, People Like You, is a collection of inspirational stories about real life experiences of people from different periods of time. These stories will draw the reader into a comfortable, non-threatening climate of pleasurable reading that when introduced, the reader will be self encouraged to continue reading. I believe that People Like You will become a book that readers will be drawn to read, recommend, and read again. Readers will repeatedly recognize people much like themselves or someone familiar or family. The book’s prime purpose is to encourage all readers alike to initiate or rekindle relationships with the Almighty God. The intended message of People Like You, that God is real and alive, is delivered in a non confrontational format that each reader can identify and not be offended. Without a doubt, I believe that People Like You will become a book read for its positive influence on the lives of many Americans, one life at a time. It is noted here that all Bible Scriptures quoted or referred to in the writing of People Like You are from the Authorize Version or the King James Version of the Holy Bible. All names of present day people have been altered to protect their identities. The author has utilized various means of punctuation and writing patterns to emphasize identification of highlighted details.
Author : Jonathan Butler
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 2024-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1531508170
Dive into the electrifying tale of a Brooklyn-born patriot turned radical activist, in an era when America was torn by its ideological extremes. In the shadow of recent turmoil, Join the Conspiracy transports readers to a pivotal moment of division and dissent in American history: the late 1960s. Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and a nation grappling with internal conflict, this compelling narrative follows the life of George Demmerle, a factory worker whose political odyssey encapsulates the era's tumultuous spirit. From his roots as a concerned citizen wary of his country's leftward tilt, Demmerle's journey takes a dramatic turn as he delves into the heart of radical activism. Participating in iconic protests from the March on Washington to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Demmerle's story is a whirlwind of political fervor, embodying the struggle against what was perceived as imperialist war and racial injustice. His transformation is marked by alliances with key figures of the time, including Abbie Hoffman and an eventual leadership role within an East Coast Black Panther affiliate. Yet, beneath his radical veneer lies a secret: Demmerle is an FBI informant. Join the Conspiracy reveals Demmerle's complex role in a society at war with itself, where his deepening involvement with the radical left and a bombing collective forces him to confront his loyalties. The narrative, enriched by a rare trove of period documents, candid photos taken from inside the radical movement, and underground art – more than a hundred of which are included in the book – not only charts Demmerle's saga but also reflects the broader story of a nation struggling to find its moral compass amidst chaos. As Demmerle navigates the dangerous waters of political extremism, readers are invited to ponder the price of ideology, the nature of loyalty, and the fine line between activism and betrayal. This book is not just a recounting of historical events but a vibrant portrait of a man and a movement that sought to reshape America.
Author : Donald Alexander Downs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 41,9 MB
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1107375665
Alienation between the U.S. military and society has grown in recent decades. Such alienation is unhealthy, as it threatens both sufficient civilian control of the military and the long-standing ideal of the 'citizen soldier'. Nowhere is this issue more predominant than at many major universities, which began turning their backs on the military during the chaotic years of the Vietnam War. Arms and the University probes various dimensions of this alienation, as well as recent efforts to restore a closer relationship between the military and the university. Through theoretical and empirical analysis, Donald Alexander Downs and Ilia Murtazashvili show how a military presence on campus in the form of ROTC (including a case study of ROTC's return to Columbia and Harvard universities), military history and national security studies can enhance the civic and liberal education of non-military students, and in the process help to bridge the civil-military gap.
Author : Dina Hampton
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1610391977
In the early 1960s, a remarkable crop of students graduated from a small New York City school renowned for progressive pedagogy and left-wing politics: Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School. These young people entered college at the peak of the transformative era we now call The Sixties, and would go on to impact the course of United States history for the next half century. Among them were Angela Davis, the brilliant, stunning African American Communist and academic who became the face of the Black Power movement; Tom Hurwitz, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) activist and cinematographer who played a key role in the occupation of Columbia University; and Elliott Abrams, who rebelled against the leftist political orthodoxies of the school and of the times, and ultimately played key roles in the Reagan administration, the George W. Bush administrations and the neoconservative movement. In Little Red, based on extensive original interviews and archival research, Dina Hampton tells the compelling, interwoven life stories of these three schoolmates. Their tumultuous, divergent, public and private paths wind through the seminal events and political conflicts of recent American history, from the civil rights movement to the Vietnam War; the Summer of Love to the feminist uprising; Iran-Contra to Occupy Wall Street. As they pursue political ends, each of their lives will be shaped by events, relationships and social changes they never imagined. Their successes and setbacks will resonate with anyone who has struggled to reconcile the utopian goals of The Sixties -- or of youth itself -- with the realities of day-to-day life in the world as it is. Today, a new generation is taking to the streets, galvanized by controversial wars and social and economic inequities as troubling as those we faced in the 1960s. The stories of Angela, Tom and Elliott serve as both road map and cautionary tale for anyone engaged in that most American of acts -- trying to perfect the world.
