We have chosen to tell a story about the intertwined conflicts- over ideology and race, gender and war, popular culture and faith-that transformed the U.S. The meaning of the ’60s depends, ultimately, upon which aspects of that time seem most significant to the retrospective observer. “History,” a great scholar once declared, “is what the present wants to know about the past.” We have written this book to make sense of a period that continues to stir both hot debate and poignant reminiscence in the United States and around the world. No Cease-Fire: 1969–1974 261 Conclusion: Winners and Losers 293 Critical Events During the Long 1960s 301 Bibliographical Essay 309 Notes 315 Index 345 vii Many Faiths: The ’60s Reformation 241 14. Why Did the United States Fight in Vietnam? 67 5. The New Frontier of American Liberalism 47 4. Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-Day (1873) THAT WERE CENTURIES OLD, CHANGED THE POLITICS OF A PEOPLE, TRANSFORMED THE SOCIAL LIFE OF HALF THE COUNTRY, AND WROUGHT SO PROFOUNDLY UPON THE ENTIRE NATIONAL CHARACTER THAT THE INFLUENCE CANNOT BE MEASURED SHORT OF TWO OR THREE GENERATIONS. To D a n i el K a z i n R u t h I s s er ma n M ai a K azi n D a v i d I s s er ma n Printing (last digit): 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
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