TY - GEN T1 - Generation on fire : voices of protest from the 1960s : an oral history T2 - Sixties--primary documents and personal narratives, 1960-1974. A1 - Kisseloff, Jeff LA - English PP - Lexington, Ky. PB - University Press of Kentucky YR - 2007 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn155239274 AB - The political activism of the American counterculture during the 1960s remains a subject blighted by misconceptions and stereotypes. To many, the political thought of the 1960s is synonymous with widespread drug abuse, failed social experiments, and general irresponsibility. Despite sustained public interest, few remember that many of the freedoms and rights Americans enjoy today are the direct result of those who defiantly challenged the established order during this tumultuous period. The period frightened both mainstream and elite Americans and still does. In Generation on Fire, both well-k. OP - 284 CN - E840.6 .K57 2007eb SN - 9780813171562 SN - 0813171563 SN - 9780813138466 SN - 0813138469 SN - 128323274X SN - 9781283232746 SN - 9786613232748 SN - 6613232742 SN - 0813124166 SN - 9780813124162 KW - United States : History : 1961-1969 : Biography. KW - Political activists : United States : Interviews. KW - Interviews : United States. KW - Oral history. KW - Counterculture : United States : History : 20th century. KW - Protest movements : United States : History : 20th century. KW - United States : Social conditions : 1960-1980. KW - United States : Politics and government : 1961-1963. KW - United States : Politics and government : 1963-1969. KW - Activistes : États-Unis : Entretiens. KW - Entretiens : États-Unis. KW - Histoire orale. KW - Contre-culture : États-Unis : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - Contestation : États-Unis : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - États-Unis : Histoire : 1961-1969 : Biographies. KW - États-Unis : Conditions sociales : 1960-1980. KW - États-Unis : Politique et gouvernement : 1961-1963. KW - États-Unis : Politique et gouvernement : 1963-1969. KW - oral histories (literary genre) KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : General. KW - HISTORY : United States : 20th Century. KW - Counterculture KW - Interviews KW - Oral history KW - Political activists KW - Politics and government KW - Protest movements KW - Social conditions KW - United States KW - Politischer Protest KW - Gegenkultur KW - Protestbewegung KW - USA KW - Protestbewegingen. KW - Activisme. KW - Verenigde Staten. KW - 1900-1999 KW - Biographies KW - History KW - Biographies. ER -