1960s

Drawn from a wide range of perspectives and showcasing a variety of primary source materials, Brian Ward's The 1960s: A Documentary Reader highlights the most important themes of the era.

• Supplies students with over 50 primary documents on the turbulent period of the 1960s in the United States
• Includes speeches, court decisions, acts of Congress, secret memos, song lyrics, cartoons, photographs, news reports, advertisements, and first-hand testimony
• A comprehensive introduction, document headnotes, and questions at the end of each chapter are designed to encourage students to engage with the material critically

Author: Brian Ward
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 09/18/2009
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781405163309
ISBN10: 1405163305
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General

About the Author
Brian Ward is Professor of American Studies at the University of Manchester. His major publications include the award winning books Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations (1998) and Radio and the Struggle for Civil Rights in the South (2004). He is currently working on a book about the relationship between the American South and the world of British popular music.