America Divided The Civil War of the 1960s

by Isserman, Maurice; Kazin, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780195091908
• ISBN10: 0195091906
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In this revised edition of America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s, historians Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin update their critically-acclaimed and popular account of on eo f the most tumultuous decades in American history. Drawing upon the latest scholarship, they include new insights into the Vietnam War, youth culture, and the lasting impact of the 1960s on American politics, culture, and society.

Author Biography

Maurice Isserman is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of History at Hamilton College, and is the author of If I Had a Hammer: The Death of the Old Left and the Birth of the New Left. He lives in upstate New York. Michael Kazin is Professor of History at Georgetown University, and is the author of The Populist Persuasion: An American History and Barons of Labor. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(6)
Gathering of the Forces	7	(16)
Black Ordeal, Black Freedom	23	(24)
The New Frontier of American Liberalism	47	(20)
Why Did the United States Fight in Vietnam?	67	(16)
1963	83	(20)
The Rise of the Great Society	103	(24)
1965	127	(20)
The Making of a Youth Culture	147	(18)
The New Left	165	(22)
The Fall of the Great Society	187	(18)
The Conservative Revival	205	(16)
1968	221	(20)
Many Faiths: The '60s Reformation	241	(20)
No Cease-Fire: 1969--1974	261	(32)
Conclusion: Winners and Losers	293	(8)
Critical Events During the Long 1960s	301	(8)
Bibliographical Essay	309	(6)
Notes	315	(30)
Index	345