{"product_id":"1960s-paperback","title":"1960s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from a wide range of perspectives and showcasing a variety of primary source materials, Brian Ward's \u003ci\u003eThe 1960s: A Documentary Reader\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the most important themes of the era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupplies students with over 50 primary documents on the turbulent period of the 1960s in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes speeches, court decisions, acts of Congress, secret memos, song lyrics, cartoons, photographs, news reports, advertisements, and first-hand testimony\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive introduction, document headnotes, and questions at the end of each chapter are designed to encourage students to engage with the material critically\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from a wide range of perspectives and showcasing a variety of primary source materials, Brian Ward's \u003ci\u003eThe 1960s: A Documentary Reader\u003c\/i\u003e includes over 50 primary documents and highlights the most important themes of the era. Cumulatively, the speeches, court decisions, acts of Congress, secret memos, song lyrics, cartoons, photographs, news reports, advertisements, and first-hand testimony collected in this reader take students from the New Left to the New Right, from Vietnam to Woodstock, from suburbia to the moon, and from evangelicals to environmentalists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith headnotes that place each text into historical context and an introduction that examines the difficulties historians face when confronted with an abundance of diverse, often contradictory, evidence, \u003ci\u003eThe 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e offers students a sophisticated introduction to this most beguiling yet elusive of decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of American Studies at the University of Manchester. His major publications include the award winning books \u003ci\u003eJust My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003eRadio and the Struggle for Civil Rights in the South\u003c\/i\u003e (2004). He is currently working on a book about the relationship between the American South and the world of British popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731718213695,"sku":"9781405163309","price":103.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1a54f103407476ebd41ce305b6f23b43.webp?v=1765129864","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/1960s-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}