{"product_id":"the-sixties-9781032251813","title":"The Sixties","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sixth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Sixties \u003c\/i\u003eis a provocative account of a transformative era in American history, exploring the significant political, social, and cultural changes that many citizens found to be not only necessary, but mandatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores the 1960s both chronologically and thematically, from the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins and presidential election to the early 1970s and the fight for women's liberation and withdrawal from Vietnam. It examines the unique social movements that merged during and after 1968 to form a \"sixties culture\" that advocated for empowerment and liberation. The final chapter on legacies and the section of additional reading have been revised and updated for the sixth edition, now including more recent material to reinforce the book's themes and explore the impacts of the sixties that are still felt today. Additional coverage of women and the LGBTQ and Latino\/a communities paints a richer portrait of the decade of tumult and change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucid and engaging, \u003ci\u003eThe Sixties \u003c\/i\u003eis a stimulating text ideal for students and general readers interested in one of the most significant eras in American history--the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry H. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Cornerstone Faculty Fellow of History at Texas A\u0026amp;M University. A Vietnam veteran, his other books include \u003ci\u003eWhy The Nineties Matter\u003c\/i\u003e (2024), \u003ci\u003eBush's Wars\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Fairness: A History of Affirmative Action\u003c\/i\u003e (2004\u003ci\u003e), The Movement and The Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eA Flying Tiger's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e (1984) with fighter ace Charles R. Bond, and \u003cem\u003eThe United States, Great Britain and the Cold War, 1944\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003e1947\u003c\/em\u003e (1981).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919386251538,"sku":"9781032251813","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c6dd564-838a-4da7-86e1-129d94d7d69c.jpg?v=1738892112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sixties-9781032251813","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}