Pop Goes the Decade: The Fifties

ISBN-10: 1440844720
ISBN-13: 9781440844720
Series: Pop Goes the Decade
Category: Social Science
Pages: 360
Language: English
Published: 2017-06-05
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Author: Ralph G. Giordano

Description

Covering significant historical and cultural moments, public figures and celebrities, art and entertainment, and technology that influenced life during the decade, this book documents the 1950s through the lens of popular culture. • Presents a balanced perspective on the decade that debunks the popular myth that the 1950s was uniformly a happy, carefree time of wholesome fun and "the good old days" • Documents the suburban transformation that drastically changed American society • Provides data that shows television viewing statistics and viewer ratings that helps readers see the influence of television media in the 1950s • Includes a section that explores how the changes within the 1950s have a legacy that continue to affect our current cultural climate

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Pop Goes the Decade: The 2000s
- 2021-04-30
- 261 pages
- Ebook
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Pop Goes the Decade: The Sixties
- 2020-01-31
- 311 pages
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Pop Goes the Decade: The Seventies
- 2019-11-08
- 266 pages
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