About the Book

The 1960s was not just an era of civil rights, anti-war protest, women's liberation, hippies, marijuana, and rock festivals. The untold story of the 1960s is in fact about the New Right. For young conservatives the decade was about Barry Goldwater, Ayn Rand, an important war in the fight against communism, and Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). In "A Generation Divided," Rebecca Klatch examines the generation that came into political consciousness during the 1960s, telling the story of both the New Right and the New Left, and including the voices of women as well as men. The result is a riveting narrative of an extraordinary decade, of how politics became central to the identities of a generation of people, and how changes in the political landscape of the 1980s and 1990s affected this identity.

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 400 pages

Language: English

Publisher: University of California Press

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 0520217136

Publication Date: Unknown

ISBN-13: 9780520217133

Dimensions: 6.41 x 9.33 x 1.31 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.75 lbs

• Categories: 1960S United States History Political History