Unveiling the Global Sixties : Social Movements, Cultural Change, and International Revolution

Exploring the transformative and tumultuous decade of the 1960s, Unveiling the Global Sixties follows the sweeping changes that shaped its cultural, political and social landscapes. From the ashes of World War II emerged a period of revolution, and this book guides readers through the intricate web of events, ideologies and personalities that defined it.

Starting with the post-war period that set the scene for the 1960s, it then turns to the high-stakes rivalry of the Cold War, the countercultural movements and sexual revolution that redefined societal norms, the worldwide anti-war protests that ignited change, anticolonial struggles and independence movements across the globe, and the complex relationship between environmental awareness and modern consumerism. Without neglecting the key developments associated with the West, the book will give significant treatment, among other topics, to the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East, the struggle of African nations for independence, the impact of the Cold War on nonaligned nations, and key developments in Latin America. This survey provides a holistic understanding of a decade that reverberates in contemporary culture and continues to impact our world today.