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He is a professor of history at the university of washington and from 200308 was the managing editor of pacific northwest quarterly. Rorabaugh synthesizes how hippies strived for authenticity, expressed individualism, and yearned for community. Berkeley, california, was the bellwether of the political, social, and cultural upheaval that made the 1960s a unique period of american historya time when the. Rorabaugh, who attended the graduate school of the university of california at. Rorabaugh describes the midcentury east bay as reminiscent of the jim crow south. Berkeley, california stood at the center of the political, social, and cultural upheaval that made the 1960s a unique period in american history. Rorabaugh, who attended the graduate school of the. Free speech movement bibliography books the bancroft library. American hippies american history after 1945 cambridge. How a littleknown berkeley group sparked the 1960s. On their golden anniversary, finding berkeley in the. Rorabaugh, 9781107627192, available at book depository. Rorabaugh, who attended the graduate school of the university of california at berkeley in the 1970s, presents a lively, informative account of the events that changed forever what had once been a quiet, conservative white suburb. An american tradition by w j rorabaugh online at alibris.
The 1960s oxford, 1989, examined student restlessness free speech movement, white radicalism vietnam day committee, students for a democratic society, etc. Berkeley, california stood at the center of the political, social, and cultural. William rorabaugh department of history university of. Berkeley at war, the 1960s berkeley at war, the 1960s by w. William joseph rorabaugh 19452020 was an american historian. Rorabaughs meticulously researched, authoritative narrative covers the entire period. Kennedy personified a narrow slice of american history that was both brazenly. Berkeley, california stood at the center of the political, social, and cultural upheaval that made the 1960s.