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Reassessing the sixties: debating the political and cultural legacy

By Stephen Macedo

Book information

Publisher
W.W. Norton
Year
1997
ISBN
0393039404, 9780393039405
LCC
E841 .R43 1997
Google Books ID
qIZ4QgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL7451459M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2159187 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
303\303
DPI
600
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

This is an analysis of the enduring impact of the 1960s on America's collective psyche and institutions. Basic conflicts emerged in that decade, and continue to define American politics. These changes included: more egalitarian race and gender relations; an openness with respect to sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular; greater concern with the environment; higher rates of divorce, drug abuse and crime; and a greater willingness to challenge authority of all kinds. For some, America in the 1960s finally took seriously its founding commitments to freedom and equality. For others, the cultural changes wrought by that decade are destroying the moral infrastructure on which a healthy liberal democracy depends. Looking at conflicting views within and without America, this book concludes that the '60s changed the country for ever.

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