The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics

The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics

"A sprightly, neatly detailed and enlightening history...this is an important contribution to modern American social history and the literature of popular culture." ( Publishers Weekly )

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