{"product_id":"american-culture-in-the-1950s-martin-halliwell-9780748618859","title":"American Culture in the 1950s","description":"This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts. Through detailed commentary and focused case studies of influential texts and events - from \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, from Disneyland to the Seattle World's Fair, from \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e - the book examines the way in which modernism and the cold war offer two frames of reference for understanding the trajectory of postwar culture. The two core aims of this volume are to chart the changing complexion of American culture in the years following World War II and to provide readers with a critical investigation of 'the 1950s'. The book provides an intellectual context for approaching 1950s American culture and considers the historical impact of the decade on recent social and cultural developments. Key Features: * Focused case studies featuring key texts, genres, writers, artists and cultural trends* Chronology of 1950s American Culture* Bibliographies for each chapter* over twenty illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Halliwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0748618856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780748618859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Martin Halliwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925870117119,"sku":"9780748618859","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fa96ca1c-e19e-4e81-8185-7da6a2ade66e.jpg?v=1681079859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-culture-in-the-1950s-martin-halliwell-9780748618859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}