|
Books > History > American history
|
Buy Now
The Long, Hot Summer of 1967 - Urban Rebellion in America (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R3,655
Discovery Miles 36 550
|
|
|
The Long, Hot Summer of 1967 - Urban Rebellion in America (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
It seemed at times during the 1960s that America was caught in an
unending cycle of violence and disorder. Successive summers from
1964-1968 brought waves of urban unrest, street fighting, looting,
and arson to black communities in cities from Florida to Wisconsin,
Maryland to California. In some infamous cases like Watts (1965),
Newark (1967), and Detroit (1967), the turmoil lasted for days on
end and left devastation in its wake: entire city blocks were
reduced to burnt-out ruins and scores of people were killed or
injured mainly by police officers and National Guardsmen as they
battled to regain control. This book takes the pivotal year of 1967
as its focus and sets it in the context of the long, hot summers to
provide new insights into the meaning of the riots and their
legacy. It offers important new findings based on extensive
original archival research, including never-before-seen, formerly
embargoed and classified government documents and newly released
official audio recordings.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
