The 1960s in Maps

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Author: Kerr, Gordon c 1960 to c 1970Published on 11 September 2025 by GRANTA BOOKS in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 208 pages199 x 254 x 23 | 824g Which countries were under a dic tatorship? 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