{"product_id":"bicentennial-a-revolutionary-history-of-the-1970s-9780226847412","title":"Bicentennial: A Revolutionary History of the 1970s","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs the United States marks its semiquincentennial in 2026, renowned historian Marc Stein looks back at the politics of another landmark celebration during a time of striking similarities and surprising differences: the US bicentennial in 1976. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the aftermath of Vietnam and Watergate, the bicentennial sparked an extraordinary national conversation about the country's past, present, and future. As patriots, planners, profiteers, and protesters argued about how to commemorate the national birthday, they collectively reimagined the promises and perils of democracy during a transformational decade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From award-winning historian Marc Stein, \u003ci\u003e Bicentennial: A Revolutionary History of the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e is an original, illuminating, and insightful study of that era. While focusing on festivities and fights in Philadelphia, the nation's birthplace, the book also explores the many proposed and abandoned celebrations that percolated up around the country. It tells a broadly democratic story of both the \"official\" bicentennial and counter-bicentennial activism, offering revolutionary perspectives on national politics, social movements, and popular culture. From the queer courtship of President Richard Nixon and Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo to parades and protests with millions of participants, and from a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at Philadelphia's most prestigious hotel to the establishment of groundbreaking African American, ethnic, and Jewish museums, the bicentennial reveals a kaleidoscope of American peculiarities, problems, and possibilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The lasting influence of 1976 on one of the nation's great urban centers and the United States as a whole is undeniable. As the nation--once again enmeshed in political and social upheaval--marks its two-hundred-fiftieth birthday in 2026, there is no better time to look back at its two-hundredth and marvel at what has changed, and what has not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Stein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226847412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Stein\u003c\/b\u003e is the Jamie and Phyllis Pasker Professor of US History and Constitutional Law at San Francisco State University. He is the 2026-27 president of the Organization of American Historians and director of the OutHistory website. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eCity of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSexual Injustice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRethinking the Gay and Lesbian Movement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stonewall Riots\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQueer Public History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Marc Stein \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47876553965725,"sku":"9780226847412","price":47.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_155d2100-aca1-46c8-b867-dbffdb6440df.jpg?v=1777381581","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bicentennial-a-revolutionary-history-of-the-1970s-9780226847412","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}