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| 1968:
The Year that Rocked the World, by Mark Kurlansky |
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 MARK
KURLANSKY began his career as a foreign correspondent
writing about the last years of Francoism in Spain,
especially in the Basque provinces, and has returned
there annually for the past twenty-five years. He
is the author of Cod: A Biography of the Fish that
Changed the World, which won the James Beard Award
for Ecellence in Food Writing, and also of A Continent
of Islands: Searching for the Caribbean Destiny, and
A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry.
He writes regularly for Audubon magazine and for the
International Herald Tribune and contributes a food
history column to Food & Wine magazine. In his
youth, he worked for several years on commercial fishing
boats. He lives in New York City.
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In
the book 1968: THE YEAR THAT ROCKED THE WORLD,
the author examines many of the major events that
occurred around the world in 1968, and assesses
their lasting effects on our society. Among the
events Mr. Kurlansky discussed were the Tet offensive
in Vietnam, the Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia,
the Democratic convention in Chicago, and the John
Wayne movie The Green Berets. Mr. Kurlansky also
talked about the impact of television on events
and public perception.
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Reviews
of 1968: The Year that Rocked the World Include:
"A
masterful chronicle....Doing what he does best, Kurlansky
brings a descriptive glow to his subject....Says so much
so well about a year that still steals your breath away,
even with so many of its hopes dashed." Kirkus Reviews
"To read this book is to be transported to a very specific
past at once more naive and more mature than today....1968
is a thorough and loving (perhaps a bit too loving of the
boomer generation) tapestry - or time capsule." Publishers
Weekly
"[W]hat can be gained from yet another Boomer report
on the 1960s? Surprisingly, quite a bit....This is very
fine - and surprisingly timely..." Keir Graff, Booklist
"In
this highly opinionated and highly readable history, Kurlansky
makes a case for why 1968 has lasting relevance in the United
States and around the world. Whether you agree or disagree
with its points, you'll find it makes for fascinating reading."-DAN
RATHER, CBS News
Other
Titles by Mark Kurlansky:
Salt:
A World History, 2001
The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories, 2000
The Basque History of the World, 1999
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, 1997
Choice Cuts, 2002
A Chosen Few: The Resurrection of European Jewry, 1994
The Cod's Tale, 2001
A Continent of Islands : Searching for the Caribbean Destiny,
1991
Links:
Mark Kurlansky - Biography
New
York State Writers Institute - Mark Kurlansky
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