The 1960s in Maps

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by Kerr, Gordon | c 1960 to c 1970 Published 11/09/2025 by GRANTA BOOKS in the United Kingdom Hardback | 208 pages199 x 254 x 23mm | 824gWhich countries were under a dictatorship? Where did the Beatles perform live outside the UK? Where were atomic bombs tested?Which nations boycotted the 1966 World Cup?What was the route of the Hippy Trail? The 1960s was a momentous decade whose legacy is colourful and enduring. Here is a book that maps those years - through their culture, their politics, their technological and scientific advances, their conflicts and their natural disasters. What emerges is a fresh and revealing portrait of a decade which saw enormous social change, seemed to offer boundless potential, but also had its darker side. Show more