About this title: Historian Kurlansky turns his prodigious talents toward the challenge of covering the most tumultuous year in a decade of change. Having synthesized an enormous amount of primary source material, Kurlansky reports on, and places in context, the significant political and social events in America and in Europe that occurred in 1968, and shows how ...
read more
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this DVD supports the North Central Regional Library. Thriftbooks and NCRL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Library ID found on DVD and case. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this DVD supports the North Central Regional Library. Thriftbooks and NCRL have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Library ID found on DVD and case. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. 2005-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780345455826ISBN:0345455827
Description: Photos. Very Good+ 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 0345455827 437 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 2005-01-11
ISBN-13:9780345455826ISBN:0345455827
Description: Very Good. Cover shows some shelf wear or creases. Name written inside cover. No highlighting or underlining. Unforgettable and true! read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13:9780345455826ISBN:0345455827
Description: Very Good. 0345455827 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 2005-01-11
ISBN-13:9780345455826ISBN:0345455827
Description: Fair. Two inch tear in first review page and cover has creasing. Interior pages are clean with unmarked text. Spine is uncreased and sound. A good reading copy. read more
Edition: Audiobook
Binding: 12 Audio Cassettes
Publisher: New Millennium
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781590073384ISBN:159007338X
Description: VG in na jacket. Box has some wear: rubbing, edgewear, coulple light creases, etc. Cassettes in overall good working order. Read by Christopher Cazenove. Approximate running time = 16.5 hours. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 2003-12-30
ISBN-13:9780345455819ISBN:0345455819
Description: Very Good. EX-LIBRARY in beautiful condition with very light use. Mylar-covered DJ shows light shelf wear to mylar. Bright, clean pages show gentle use; NO writing, folds or tears. Light wear to closed edges. Tight binding. Usual library markings + cancelled marks. read more
Edition: 1st ed., 1st ptg.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ballantine, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780345455819ISBN:0345455819
Description: Book: Good. DJ: Very Good. 8vo. 441 pp. 6 3/8 x 9 1/2. Black cloth covered boards, stamped in copper on spine. Ownership markings on ffep. Few underlined passages. Orange and silver dj. read more
"Before reading this book I only knew about what had happened in the USA during the tumultuous year of 1968. This book takes you all around the globe and tells about each event in chronological order. Kurlansky delves deeply into the Chicago democratic convention and leaves no punches pulled on either side. My favorite part of his description of the riots was how he writes about Alan Ginsberg chanting "OM" repeatedly over the P.A. system as he's being carried on the shoulders of hippies while the Chicago police approach with their batons and tear gas. Kurlansky also wrote "Salt: A World History" and "Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed The World"."
"This was a great overview of the movements of 1968, how they were formed, what they did, and where they went. It is a good starting point for looking at the USA, Poland, Check republic, FRance, and MExico. I learned a lot.
It also gave a good sense of what young radicals thought was possible back in these times..."
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
rating
