1960s
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Modern American History
The 1960s
The Sixties
United States Since 1945
Woodstock
Product details
- ISBN 9781405163309
- Weight: 386g
- Dimensions: 154 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 16 Oct 2009
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Drawn from a wide range of perspectives and showcasing a variety of primary source materials, Brian Ward’s The 1960s: A Documentary Reader highlights the most important themes of the era.
- Supplies students with over 50 primary documents on the turbulent period of the 1960s in the United States
- Includes speeches, court decisions, acts of Congress, secret memos, song lyrics, cartoons, photographs, news reports, advertisements, and first-hand testimony
- A comprehensive introduction, document headnotes, and questions at the end of each chapter are designed to encourage students to engage with the material critically
Brian Ward is Professor of American Studies at the University of Manchester. His major publications include the award winning books Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations (1998) and Radio and the Struggle for Civil Rights in the South (2004). He is currently working on a book about the relationship between the American South and the world of British popular music.
