Long Time Gone: Sixties America Then and Now (Viewpoints on American Culture) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195125150 ISBN 13: 9780195125153

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

With remarkable speed, the Sixties have gone from lived history to mythology. They remain alive in our culture in a manner different from any previous era. At the dawn of a new century, we are still debating the issues that emerged during that decade, still living in the conscious aftermath of its events and transformations.
This collection looks back at the Sixties, attempting to understand the issues of the day on their own terms and to think about their meanings in today's world. Alexander Bloom has gathered ten original essays, each of which explores the gulf between history and myth regarding a central characteristic of the Sixties. Topics covered include civil rights, the student movement and the New Left, the Vietnam War, the antiwar movement, gay rights, the counterculture, and the women's movement.
Long Time Gone dispels myths about the Sixties and constructs an accurate vision of the past and an understanding of its impact on the modern world. It is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking deeper knowledge of this incredible decade and its continuing influence on American culture.

About this title

About the Author:

Alexander Bloom is Professor of History and American Studies at Wheaton College in Massachusetts. He is the author of Prodigal Sons: The New York Intellectuals and Their World (Oxford, 1986) and co-editor of "Takin' It to the Streets": A Sixties Reader (Oxford, 1995).

Review:

"The most informative and inspirational collection of essays on the Sixties to date, Long Time Gone is as persuasive as it is provocative. Scholars and undergraduates alike will enjoy as they learn, and be touched as they encounter sparkling insights."--Harvard Sitkoff, University of New
Hampshire

"Read This Book! Before you pick it up, you'll wonder if it is possible to say anything new about the 1960s. When you put it down, you'll marvel at the freshness and originality of what you have read--by scholars, journalists, and activists."--Daniel Horowitz, Smith College, and author of
Betty Friedan and the Making of The Feminine Mystique

"A volume that faculty teaching undergraduate courses on the sixties would find valuable."--H-Net

"It may be a 'long time gone,' but Americans are still living with the legacy of the 1960s. In this wonderful collection, we find the voices of some of the most noted participants, scholars and observers of this tumultuous era. At a time when right-wing politicians seek to discredit everything
and everyone associated with the Sixties, these thoughtful essays remind us what every American should know: that the nation is a better, more just, more open democracy as a result of the political struggles and personal sacrifices, as well as the cultural vitality, that took place during those
tumultuous years."-- Elaine Tyler May, University of Minnesota and author of Homeward Bound: American Families in the Cold War Era

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0195125150
• ISBN 13: 9780195125153
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Bloom Alexander