{"product_id":"the-long-sixties-america-1955-1973-9780470673638","title":"The Long Sixties: America, 1955 - 1973","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Long Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise and engaging treatment of the major political, social, and cultural developments of this tumultuous period.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive yet concise overview that offers coverage of a variety of topics, from the beginnings of the Cold War shortly after World War II, through the civil rights, women's, and Chicano civil rights movements, to Watergate, an event that transpired in 1974 but capped the \"Long Sixties.\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA detached and unprejudiced look at this turbulent decade, that is both lively and revelatory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTimelines are included to help students understand how particular episodes transpired in quick succession, and how topics intertwined and overlapped\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNicely complemented by Brian Ward's \u003ci\u003eThe 1960s: A Documentary Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), The Long Sixties book matches the documentary reader chapter-by-chapter in theme and periodization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Strain\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History \u0026amp; American Studies at the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePure Fire: Self-Defense as Activism in the Civil Rights Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eBurning Faith: Church Arson in the American South\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eReload: Rethinking Violence in American Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514187256082,"sku":"9780470673638","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc31e3ee-5024-4671-8bf3-b4a89d894ccc.jpg?v=1730975157","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-sixties-america-1955-1973-9780470673638","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}