The 1960s

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A Documentary Reader

Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History

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The 1960s: A Documentary Reader by Brian Ward presents a wide array of primary source materials that reflect the turbulent and transformative decade of the 1960s in the United States. The book compiles over 50 documents, including speeches, court decisions, acts of Congress, secret memos, song lyrics, cartoons, photographs, news reports, advertisements, and first-hand testimonies. A comprehensive introduction and detailed headnotes accompany each document, while questions at the end of each chapter encourage critical engagement with the content.
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This documentary reader is ideal for students and educators interested in American history, social movements, and politics of the 1960s, offering rich primary materials to support critical analysis and historical study.

Drawn from a wide range of perspectives and showcasing a variety of primary source materials, this documentary reader includes over 50 primary documents and highlights the most important themes of the era.

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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

Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405163309

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 October 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Brian Ward

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 386g

Pages: 256

Collections

American & Canadian History Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History

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.

The 1960s