There's a Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars, and the Rise and Fall of the '60s

By Peter Doggett

Book Overview

Between 1965 and 1972, students and other political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution. "There's a Riot Going On" is a rich, fact-filled, exceedingly well-researched social history at the nexus of pop culture, celebrity, and politics.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847671802
• ISBN13: 9781847671806
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Canongate U.S.
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 2.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

The Revolution of the 60s & 70s

One of the best books I've read in months. A sweeping inclusive view of history of the "revolution" from the mid sixties through the end of the Symbionese Liberation Army. If you lived through these times, this book will help put it all into perspective.