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Sixties at 40: Leaders and Activists Remember and Look Forward Hardback - 2009

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Author: Ben Agger
ISBN: 9781594516917

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Based on recent interviews, this unique sixties book brings together the voices of the Left leaders who spawned the sixties movements. Many remain activists today, and experience and the passage of time allow them to transcend nostalgia to form more realistic perspectives on past, present, and future. They discuss the civil rights and antiwar movements, the political outcome of the sixties, patriotism, terror, and the role of young people in the future. Important gains were made during the sixties, but there were many setbacks, too, that influence today's voters, leaders, candidates, and our day-to-day realities. The sixties of this book are not simply a sweet memory of marijuana and album rock; there were many casualties, including innocence and youthful idealism. Agger concludes with reflections on the possibilities of a next Left, which was already faintly visible in young people's massive support of Obama's presidential candidacy.

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Title Sixties at 40: Leaders and Activists Remember and Look Forward
Author Ben Agger
Binding Hardback
Pages 304
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Routledge
Publication date 2009-06-30
Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781594516917 / 159451691X
Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1960's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
Category History - U.S.
Library of Congress subjects Civil rights - United States - History -, United States - History - 1961-1969
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009015324
Dewey Decimal Code 303.660

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