| Description |
268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
American history series |
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American history series (San Diego, Calif.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index. |
| Contents |
America should send a man to the moon / John F. Kennedy -- America's race to the moon is misguided / Carl Dreher -- The American people and government should strive to create a "Great Society" / Lyndon B. Johnson -- America's greatness demands reduction in government / Barry Goldwater -- President Johnson's Great Society is providing creative solutions for America's problems / Max Ways -- President Johnson's Great Society is not solving America's problems / Paul Goodman and Richard Flacks -- Americans should support the Vietnam War / Lyndon B. Johnson -- Americans should oppose the Vietnam War / Martin Luther King Jr. -- Vietnam War dissenters are helping America / J. William Fulbright -- Vietnam War dissenters are weakening America / Dwight D. Eisenhower -- The student movement is a necessary response to problems in American society / Students for a Democratic Society -- The student movement stems from boredom and rebelliousness / Irving Kristol -- Hippies are creating a desirable social revolution / Sonny, interviewed by Lewis Yablonsky -- Hippies are not creating a desirable social revolution / Jack Newfield and the Communications Company -- Woodstock proves the viability of countercultural ideals / Margaret Mead -- Woodstock does not prove the viability of countercultural ideals / Philip P. Ardery Jr. -- The civil rights struggle brings hope for black Americans / Martin Luther King Jr. -- The civil rights struggle has brought despair to black Americans / Julius Lester -- Rioters should be condemned for rejecting law and order / Richard Nixon -- Riots should be understood as social revolutions / Tom Hayden -- The women's liberation movement is a positive force / Mary C. Segers -- The women's liberation movement is not a positive force / Anne Bernays -- Activists of the sixties were idealistic and visionary / Edward P. Morgan -- Activists of the sixties were elitist and alienating / David Farber. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- 1961-1969 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1961-1963 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1963-1969 -- Sources.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980 -- Sources.
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| Added Author |
Dudley, William, 1964-
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| ISBN |
1565105265 lib. alkaline paper |
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1565105257 paperback alkaline paper |
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