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Bibliothèque | Type de document | Numéro de cote topographique | Nombre d'enregistrements enfants | Emplacement | Statut | Réservations du document |
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Recherche en cours... East | Book | 973.923 SIX | 1 | Non-fiction Collection | Recherche en cours... Inconnu | Recherche en cours... Indisponible |
Recherche en cours... Science | Book | 973.923 SI97K, 2001 | 1 | Stacks | Recherche en cours... Inconnu | Recherche en cours... Indisponible |
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Counterculture thrived during the turbulent sixties as America's youth began exploring personal expression and cultivating political change. The compilation of eyewitness accounts examines the counterculture movement's beginnings in the early sixties, war protesters, hippies and the psychedelic revolution, guerilla politics and the rise of black power.
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Critique de School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up-The aim of this volume is to present eyewitness accounts of significant events for analysis by students. Chapters touch on such topics as feminism, war protests, civil rights, free speech, the hippie culture, and the birth of yippies. The text comes from primary-source material-from figures such as Huey Newton, Carletta Fields, and Eldridge Cleaver-which was actually written during the `60s as well as excerpts from books written well after that decade. Tom Hayden's piece is an excerpt from Reunion: A Memoir (Random, 1988; o.p.). The introduction explains his involvement with the SDS and the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, but does not mention the book's year of publication. There are some intriguing sidebars, such as the letter Joan Baez wrote to the IRS explaining why she would not pay the estimated 60% of her taxes earmarked for the Vietnam War effort. A 19-page introduction gives an overview of the times, and a section for further research contains six rather scattershot Web sites. The layout of the book is inviting and involving. Students might find this information useful for reports but because of the retrospect remembering, the book might actually be confusing. It's unfortunate that the editor did not note when the excerpts were written, except in the "Further Research" listings.-Jane Halsall, McHenry Public Library District, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Critique de Booklist
Gr. 10^-12. The History Firsthand series presents excerpts from period documents, organized under broad subject headings and introduced by a paragraph of background. Each book includes a few black-and-white illustrations. The Civil War covers secession, early victories, military service, the home front, turning points, and the end of the Confederacy. Letters, journals, and memoirs are major sources for the excerpts. For those who acknowledge that the victors have written the history books, here's an opportunity to provide a bit of balance for library collections. Sixties Counterculture offers writings from famous figures of the period--among them, Betty Friedan, Abbie Hoffman, Timothy Leary, John Lennon, and Malcolm X. There are also firsthand accounts documenting events such as campus revolts and peace marches. Baby boomers may choke on a few of the editor's generalizations ("They [boomers] grew up in a decade that belonged to the young, where their every whim and desire was indulged"), but the overview is interesting reading, and some of the excerpts are excellent. A few selections include language that may be objectionable, though a more sanitized approach would not accurately represent the era. Carolyn Phelan