America Divided The Civil War of the 1960s

In this revised edition of America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s, historians Maurice Isserman and Michael Kazin update their critically-acclaimed and popular account of on eo f the most tumultuous decades in American history. Drawing upon the latest scholarship, they include new insights into the Vietnam War, youth culture, and the lasting impact of the 1960s on American politics, culture, and society.

Maurice Isserman is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of History at Hamilton College, and is the author of If I Had a Hammer: The Death of the Old Left and the Birth of the New Left. He lives in upstate New York. Michael Kazin is Professor of History at Georgetown University, and is the author of The Populist Persuasion: An American History and Barons of Labor. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Preface

ix

Introduction

1

(6)

Gathering of the Forces

7

(16)

Black Ordeal, Black Freedom

23

(24)

The New Frontier of American Liberalism

47

(20)

Why Did the United States Fight in Vietnam?

67

(16)

1963

83

(20)

The Rise of the Great Society

103

(24)

1965

127

(20)

The Making of a Youth Culture

147

(18)

The New Left

165

(22)

The Fall of the Great Society

187

(18)

The Conservative Revival

205

(16)

1968

221

(20)

Many Faiths: The '60s Reformation

241

(20)

No Cease-Fire: 1969--1974

261

(32)

Conclusion: Winners and Losers

293

(8)

Critical Events During the Long 1960s

301

(8)

Bibliographical Essay

309

(6)

Notes

315

(30)

Index

345

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America Divided The Civil War of the 1960s

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