The 1960s and the End of Modern America

Author: David Steigerwald
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: In the 1960s, the United States did not break free from the circle of an old saying. Many developments that seemed completely positive at the time produced the opposite effect, unpredictable disasters, and absurd conclusions. Many brilliant ideas did not turn out well. Major liberal reforms at the time led to strong dissatisfaction among the lower class and middle class, mainly because the public paid taxes for the reforms but received nothing in return. This book includes 10 chapters: The End of Liberalism, The Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War and U.S. Foreign Policy, Social History in the War, The Red Decade, The End of Culture, the Urban Crisis, Beyond the Melting Pot, the Crisis of Authority, and the Retribution of Social Status.