Marc Bolan and T. Rex made the most outrageous transition from hippies to glitter rockers . Although touted as the next superstar in Britain , T. Rex had only one big American hit . “ Bang - a - Gong ( Get It On ) ” remains one of the ...
Steven M.Gillon,biographer of Carter's vice president,Walter F. Mondale,got Carter's relationship to New Deal liberalism precisely right. Like the old-line liberal Mondale, Carter possessed a populist disdain for wealth and affection ...
The Seventies was the decade that shaped modern Australia. It was the decade of 'It's Time', stagflation and the Dismissal, a tumultuous period of economic and political upheaval.
Growing up in the Wright household meant doing chores, getting good grades in school, and helping others in the community. These were lessons that Marian Wright learned well and brought with her when she took up the social cause of ...
"A sprightly, neatly detailed and enlightening history...this is an important contribution to modern American social history and the literature of popular culture." (Publishers Weekly) Sweeping away misconceptions about the "Me Decade," ...
Among the collection's most notable features is its powerful ability to reach back and illuminate that strange decade, now mostly thought of as an interregnum between a just preceding Maoist frenzy with its intense socialism and the ascent ...
Discusses the culture and historical events of the 1970s, including Watergate, the fall of Saigon, skateboards, and reggae.
The Seventies is must reading for anyone who wants to revisit that glam decade and the contributions it made to our culture.
The film's conceit is that the Brady family stilllivesin theearly seventies while within the confines of their homeand yard,but venture outside into the nineties to work,attend school, and shop. This idea mightbea reflectiononthe fact ...
This book tracks the changing of the guard in the 1970s from the classic Hollywood studio system to a new generation of filmmakers who made personal movies targeted primarily to a thirty-and-under audience.
A collection of essays, articles, interviews, and photographs reflects American social life, politics, art, and entertainment during the 1970s
The Seventies: The Decade that Changed the Future
During the era that Jonathan Livingston Seagull was soaring high on self-help platitudes, the Village People were bringing a campy sensibility to the discos, and "Ms." was replacing older forms...
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Athletes like Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Politicians like Jimmy Carter, Jerry Brown, and Bella Abzug. Resnick’s dynamic shots are accompanied by personal anecdotes about his legendary subjects.