Dive into the tumultuous era depicted in 'The Shattering', a profound examination of America from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. This compelling narrative, authored by Kevin Boyle, explores the disintegration of the American Dream as it intertwines with significant historical events, including the civil rights movement, antiwar protests, and shifting social norms around race and gender. With a BRANCH NEW condition, this book is an essential addition for history enthusiasts and students alike, offering keen insights into the grassroots activism that challenged systemic injustices, from the courageous sit-ins in Montgomery to the pivotal moments at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Discover how the Vietnam War influenced public sentiment and policy during a time when voices clamored for change across the nation. Understanding the interactions between everyday citizens and major political figures like Richard Nixon, Boyle's narrative engages readers with empathy and meticulous research, revealing the extraordinary resilience of the American spirit amidst chaos. This book is perfect for those interested in contemporary history, social justice movements, and the evolution of American civil rights. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781324036111
Year: 2022
Publisher: W W Norton & Company


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On July 4, 1961, the rising middle-class families of a Chicago neighborhood gathered before their flag-bedecked houses, a confident vision of the American Dream. That vision was shattered over the following decade, its inequities at home and arrogance abroad challenged by powerful civil rights and antiwar movements. Assassinations, social violence, and the blowback of a "silent majority" shredded the American fabric.

Covering the late 1950s through the early 1970s, The Shattering focuses on the period's fierce conflicts over race, sex, and war. The civil rights movement develops from the grassroots activism of Montgomery and the sit-ins, through the violence of Birmingham and the Edmund Pettus Bridge, to the frustrations of King's Chicago campaign, a rising Black nationalism, and the Nixon-era politics of busing and the Supreme Court. The Vietnam war unfolds as Cold War policy, high-stakes politics buffeted by powerful popular movements, and searing in-country experience. Americans' challenges to government regulation of sexuality yield landmark decisions on privacy rights, gay rights, contraception, and abortion.

Kevin Boyle captures the inspiring and brutal events of this passionate time with a remarkable empathy that restores the humanity of those making this history. Often they are everyday people like Elizabeth Eckford, enduring a hostile crowd outside her newly integrated high school in Little Rock, or Estelle Griswold, welcoming her arrest for dispensing birth control information in a Connecticut town. Political leaders also emerge in revealing detail: we track Richard Nixon's inheritances from Eisenhowe