{"product_id":"a-new-world-to-be-g-scott-thomas-9780313397950","title":"A New World to be Won: John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and the Tumultuous Year of 1960","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book tells the story of 1960--a tumultuous, transitional year that unleashed the forces that eventually reshaped the American nation and the entire planet, to the joy of millions and the sorrow of millions more.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1960, attitudes were changing; barriers were falling. It was a transitional year, during which the world as we know it today was beginning to take shape. While other books have focused on the presidential contest between Kennedy and Nixon, \u003ci\u003eA New World to Be Won: John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and the Tumultuous Year of 1960\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the emerging forces that would transform the nation and the world during the 1960s, putting the election in the broader context of American history--and world history as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the author does devote a large portion of this book to the 1960 presidential campaign, he also highlights four pivotal trends that changed life for decades to come: unprecedented scientific breakthroughs, ranging from the Xerox copier to new spacecraft for manned flight; fragmentation of the international power structure, notably the schism between the Soviet Union and China; the pursuit of freedom, both through the civil rights movement at home and the drive for independence in Africa; and the elevation of pleasure and self-expression in American culture, largely as a result of federal approval of the birth-control pill and the increasing popularity of illegal drugs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Scott Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313397953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313397950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 42","brand":"G. Scott Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086483403007,"sku":"9780313397950","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee5689d6-a034-432c-ad5a-b95e7b6f45ca.jpg?v=1769094928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-new-world-to-be-g-scott-thomas-9780313397950","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}