Preserving the Sixties
Britain and the 'Decade of Protest'
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, History, British
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781137374103 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | April 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781137374103 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | April 16, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Re-examining the long-held belief that the Sixties in Britain were dominated mainly by 'youth' and 'protest', the authors in the collection argue that innovation was everywhere shadowed by conservatism. A decade fascinated by itself and, especially, by the future, it also was tormented by self-doubt and accompanied by a fear of losing the past.
Re-examining the long-held belief that the Sixties in Britain were dominated mainly by 'youth' and 'protest', the authors in the collection argue that innovation was everywhere shadowed by conservatism. A decade fascinated by itself and, especially, by the future, it also was tormented by self-doubt and accompanied by a fear of losing the past.
