| Berkeley at War: The 1960s Contributor(s): Rorabaugh, W. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195066677 ISBN-13: 9780195066678 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $37.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1990 Annotation: Presents an invaluable account of its time and place, anchoring the sixties in American history, both before and since that colorful decade. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 979.4 |
| Lexile Measure: 1230 |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.69" W x 8.56" (0.96 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Berkeley, California stood at the center of the political, social, and cultural upheaval that made the 1960s a unique period in American history. In Berkeley at War, W.J. Rorabaugh, who attended the graduate school of the University of California at Berkeley in the 1970s, presents a lively, informative account of the events that changed forever what had once been a quiet, conservative white suburb. Rorabaugh's meticulously researched, authoritative narrative covers the entire period, from the rise of the Free Speech Movement to the growth and increasing militance of a black community struggling to end segregation; from the emergence of radicalism and the anti-war movement to the blossoming hippie culture; and from the explosive conflict over People's Park to the beginnings of modern-day feminism and environmentalism. An invaluable account of its time and place, Berkeley at War anchors the sixties in American history, both before and since that colorful decade. |