The 1950s by Young, William H.

The 1950s (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313323935)

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Format: Hardcover
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The 1950s by Young, William H.

The 1950s

$83.00
The 1950s by Young, William H.

The 1950s

$83.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: William H. Young
ISBN-10: 0313323933
ISBN-13: 9780313323935
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2004
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.18w x 1.23d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2005 pg. 555
School Library Journal 12/01/2004 pg. 88
By William H. Young
By William H. Young
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WILLIAM H. YOUNG is a freelance writer and independent scholar. He has recently retired from teaching English, American Studies, and popular culture at Lynchburg College in Virginia for 36 years. Young has published books and articles on various subjects of popular culture.

NANCY K. YOUNG is an adjunct professor for the Counselor Education Program in the School of Education and Human Development at Lynchburg College.

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