Conventional historical wisdom focuses on the sixties as the era of pivotal change that swept the nation, yet, as Fred Kaplan argues, it was 1959 that ushered in the wave of tremendous cultural, political, and scientific shifts that would play out in the turbulent decade that followed. During this v...

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Main Author:	Kaplan, Fred 1937- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken, NJ Wiley & Sons 2009
Subjects:	Geschichte 1959 History, Modern > 1945-1989 Civilization, Modern > 1950- USA Weltgeschichte 1959
Summary:	Conventional historical wisdom focuses on the sixties as the era of pivotal change that swept the nation, yet, as Fred Kaplan argues, it was 1959 that ushered in the wave of tremendous cultural, political, and scientific shifts that would play out in the turbulent decade that followed. During this vital, overlooked period in American history, pop culture exploded, court rulings unshackled prevously banned books, civil rights laws and protests broadened political power, the birth control pill ushered in the sexual and feminist revolutions, America entered the war in Vietnam, the invention of the microchip launched the computer age, and the space race put a new twist on the frontier myth.
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	XIII, 322 S., [4] Bl. Ill.
ISBN:	9780470387818 9780470602034