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William H. Young, Nancy K. Young
Book Code: GR2393
ISBN: 0-313-32393-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32393-5
376 pages, photos, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/2004
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Have the 1950s been overly romanticized? Beneath the calm, conformist exterior, new ideas and attitudes were percolating. This was the decade of McCarthyism, Levittowns, and men in gray flannel suits, but the 1950s also saw bold architectural styles, the rise of paperback novels and the Beat writers, Cinema Scope and film noir, television variety shows, the Golden Age of the automobile, subliminal advertising, fast food, Frisbees, and silly putty. Meanwhile, teens attained a more prominent role in American culture with hot rods, rock 'n' roll, preppies and greasers, and--gasp--juvenile delinquency. At the same time, a new technological threat, the atom bomb, lurked beneath the surface of the postwar decade. This volume presents a nuanced look at a surprisingly complex time in American popular culture. American Popular Culture Through History is the only reference series that presents a detailed, narrative discussion of United States popular culture. This volume is one of 17 in the series, each of which presents essays on Everyday America, The World of Youth, Advertising, Architecture, Fashion, Food, Leisure Activities, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Travel, and Visual Arts.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Ray B. Browne
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Timeline of the 1950s
  • Life and Youth During the 1950s
  • Everyday America
  • World of Youth
  • Popular Culture of the 1950s
  • Advertising
  • Architecture and Design
  • Fashion
  • Food and Drink
  • Leisure Activities
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Performing Arts
  • Travel and Recreation
  • Visual Arts
  • Cost of Products in the 1950s
  • Notes
  • Further Reading
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2003061813
LCC Class: E169
Dewey Class: 973
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