Books like The 1960s by Peacock, John

An exhaustive account of the discovery, design, and deployment of the atomic bomb, tracing its rapid development from early nuclear science to the Manhattan Project and the first bombings of Japan.

Betty Friedan’s 1963 classic uncovers the invisible barriers that kept women confined to domestic roles, sparking a cultural awakening that reshaped ideas about equality and personal fulfillment in the United States.

Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, this book traces the evolution of fashion exhibitions and their gala celebrations, featuring iconic shows, Vogue collaborations, and celebrity moments from 2001 to 2014.

Photographs and text document the history and meaning of clothing, from loincloths to modern children's clothes.

A nonfiction look at how ideals of beauty in the United States have evolved from colonial times to today, examining the interplay between personal beauty standards, fashion, and broader social and economic forces.

Anna Sui is one of New York's most beloved and accomplished fashion designers, known for creating contemporary original clothing inspired by spectacular amounts of research into vintage styles and cultural arcana. She is especially famous for her textile prints. Sui joined New York's intensely creative cultural underground in the 1970s, forging important relationships in the worlds of fashion, photography, art, music, and design. "The World of Anna Sui" looks at Sui's eclectic career as a designer and artist, both through her clothing and studio. Through interviews with fashion journalist Tim Blanks, the book explores Sui's lifelong engagement with fashion archetypes, the rocker, the schoolgirl, the punk, the goth, the bohemian, and reveals their inspiration and influence. Complete with detailed photographs of garments, sketches, moodboards, runway shots, and cultural ephemera, "The World of Anna Sui" is an inside look at this iconic New York designer with a worldwide cult following.

"A monumental study of social and political change in Europe and the United States during this period of cultural revolution. Paying particular attention to the impact of the sixties on the lives of ordinary people, Marwick exposes as myths and caricatures many of the accepted views of the decade." Book Jacket.