The 1940s
- ISBN-10
- 0313312990
- ISBN-13
- 9780313312991
- Series
- The 1940s
- Category
- Social Science / Popular Culture
- Pages
- 269
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Robert Sickels
Description
Discusses American popular culture of the 1940s, addressing such topics as politics, the middle class, the development of youth culture, advertising, architecture, fashion, food, leisure pursuits, literature, travel, and the arts.
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