Make Love, Not War is the first serious treatment of the complicated events, ideas, and personalities that drove the sexual revolution forward. Based on firsthand accounts, diaries, interviews, and period research, it traces changes in private lives and public discourse from the fearful '50s to the first tremors of rebellion in the early '60s to the heady heyday of the revolution.Bringing a fresh perspective on the '60s and '70s, author David Allyn argues that the sexual revolution was a deeply American revolution and reflected a revival of the energetic spirit that gave birth to the nation itself.Written with a serious historian's attention to nuance and detail, and with a narrative drive appropriate to such a compelling subject, Make Love, Not War is a thoughtful, engaging, and provocative account of one of the most colorful and controversial episodes in American history.
