Chicago '68
" ... Chicago '68 reconstructs the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago--an epochal moment in American cultural and political history. By drawing on a wide range of sources, Farber tells and retells the story of the protests in three different voices, from the perspectives of the major protagonists--the Yippies, the National Mobilization to End the War, and Mayor Richard J. Daley and his police. He brilliantly recreates all the excitement and drama, the violently charged action and language of…
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- Full title :Chicago '68 / David Farber.
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" ... Chicago '68 reconstructs the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago--an epochal moment in American cultural and political history. By drawing on a wide range of sources, Farber tells and retells the story of the protests in three different voices, from the perspectives of the major protagonists--the Yippies, the National Mobilization to End the War, and Mayor Richard J. Daley and his police. He brilliantly recreates all the excitement and drama, the violently charged action and language of this period of crisis, giving life to the whole set of cultural experiences we call "the sixties."--Publishers description.
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- Publication Date:©1988
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication:Chicago
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1988
The Physical Object
- Description:xxi, 304 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0226238008, 9780226238005, 0226238016, 9780226238012
- oclc:ocm16278125
- LC Classification:F548.52
- Dewey Decimal:977.3/11043
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