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Robert Sickels
ISBN: 0-313-31299-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31299-1
296 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Twelve narrative chapters chronicle the nation's survival during wartime and its path toward unforeseen cultural shifts in the years ahead. Included are chapter bibliographies, a timeline, a cost comparison, and a suggested reading list for students. This latest addition to Greenwood's American Popular Culture Through History series is an invaluable contribution to the study of American popular culture.

The 1940s were like no other time in U.S. history. The nation went to war in both Europe and Asia; meanwhile, the American population shifted from being largely rural to predominantly urban. The greatest generation saw, and helped, America change forever. Robert Sickels captures the many ways in which the nation's popular culture grew and evolved. The 1940s saw the emergence of such phenomena as television, Levittown housing, comic-book superheroes, pre-packaged foods, Christian Dior's New Look, the original swing music, and the first Beatniks. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle the nation's survival during wartime and its path toward unforeseen cultural shifts in the years ahead.

Included are chapter bibliographies, a timeline, a cost comparison, and a suggested reading list for students. This latest addition to Greenwood's American Popular Culture Through History series is an invaluable contribution to the study of American popular culture.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Ray B. Browne
    Acknowledgments
    Introduction
    Time Line of the 1940s
    Life and Yourth During the 1940s
    Everyday America
    World of Youth
    Popular Culture of the 1940s
    Advertising
    Architecture
    Fashion
    Food
    Leisure Activities
    Literature
    Music
    Performing Arts
    Travel
    Visual Arts
    Cost of Products in the 1940s
    Notes
    Bibliography and Further Reading
    Index
About the Author: ROBERT SICKELS is Assistant Professor at Whitman College.
LCC Class: 306
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