This important resource provides students and researchers new insights into the 1960s in the U.S., through an in-depth analysis of forty important primary source documents and their lasting effect on American history.
Defining Documents in American History: 1960s provides detailed, thought-provoking analysis of:
The Civil Rights Movement
The Vietnam War and Anti-War Movement
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The Assassinations of John F. Kenedy and Martin Luther King
Beatlemania and the British Invasion and many, many more!
An historical timeline and bibliography of important supplemental readings will support readers in understanding the broader historical events and subjects in the period. An introduction for each of the major subjects covered in the title considers the significance of document analysis for students and educators.
Each in-depth chapter guides readers with historical insight and comprehension. The documents included represent the diversity of ideas and contexts that defined social, political, and cultural subjects throughout this period in American history.
Defining Documents consists of a collection of essays on important historical documents by a diverse range of writers on a broad range of subjects in American history. The series offers a broad range of historical documents on important authors and subjects in American history, with primary source documents, in-depth analysis, and comprehensive lesson plans that represent the diversity of ideas and contexts that define social, political and cultural subjects throughout American history. The Defining Documents series is perfect for students, those researching a particular era, or anyone interested in American History since 1492.
- ISBN13 9781619258884
- Publish Date 1 June 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Grey House Publishing Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 500
- Language English