Reframing 1968 : American politics, protest and identity /
The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy. Gay rights, women's rights and civil rights. The Black Panthers and the Vietnam War. The New Left and the New Right. 1968 was a tumultuous year for US politics. 50 years on, 'Reframing 1968' explores the historical, polit...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Halliwell, Martin, editor. Witham, Nick, editor. |
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018] |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- Notes on the Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction 1968: A Year of Protest
- Part 1. Politics of Protest
- 1. The New Left: The American Impress
- 2. 1968 and The Fractured Right
- 3. The Irony of Protest: Vietnam and The Path to Permanent War
- 4. Life Writing, Protest and The Idea of 1968
- Part 2. Spaces of Protest
- 5. On Fire: The City and American Protest in 1968
- 6. Centring The Yard: Student Protest on Campus in 1968
- 7. The Ceremony is about to Begin: Performance and 1968
- 8. 1968: A Pivotal Moment in Cinema
- Part 3. Identities and Protest
- 9. 1968: End of The Civil Rights Movement?
- 10. Gay Liberation and The Spirit of '68
- 11. Women's Movements in 1968 and beyond
- 12. Organizing for Economic Justice in The Late 1960s
- Conclusion The Memory of 1968
- Index