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Published by Berghahn Books, Oxford, 2012
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Paperback. A captivating time, the 60s and 70s now draw more attention than ever. The first substantial work by historians has appeared only in the last few years, and this volume offers an important contribution. These meticulously researched essays offer new perspectives on the Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s through the perspective of the youth movements that shook the U.S., Western Europe, and beyond. These movements led to the transformation of diplomatic relations and domestic political cultures, as well as ideas about democracy and who best understood and promoted it. Bringing together scholars of several countries and many disciplines, this volume also uniquely features the reflections of former activists. Offers new interpretation of Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s through the perspective of the youth movements that shook the U.S. and Western EuropePresents transatlantic view of the 60s/70s protest historyIncludes contemporaries views, as well as of both leading and rising scholars on the topic Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Changing the World, Changing Oneself (Paperback)
- Author
- Wilfried Mausbach
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Oxford
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0857458043
- ISBN 13
- 9780857458049
- Series
- Book 2 of 22: Protest, Culture & Society
A captivating time, the 60s and 70s now draw more attention than ever. The first substantial work by historians has appeared only in the last few years, and this volume offers an important contribution. These meticulously researched essays offer new perspectives on the Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s through the perspective of the youth movements that shook the U.S., Western Europe, and beyond. These movements led to the transformation of diplomatic relations and domestic political cultures, as well as ideas about democracy and who best understood and promoted it. Bringing together scholars of several countries and many disciplines, this volume also uniquely features the reflections of former activists.
Belinda Davis is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History at Rutgers University.
Wilfried Mausbach is the Executive Director of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) at the University of Heidelberg.
Martin Klimke is an Associate Professor of History at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Carla MacDougall is a visiting assistant professor at Simon Fraser University, Canada.
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About the Author
Belinda Davis is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History at Rutgers University.
Wilfried Mausbach is the Executive Director of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) at the University of Heidelberg.
Martin Klimke is an Associate Professor of History at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Carla MacDougall is a visiting assistant professor at Simon Fraser University, Canada.
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