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.
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"Greenwood's Daily Life through History series has become a staple resource in many high-school, public, and academic libraries. American Popular Culture through History is recommended for the same libraries and should be equally well received."
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This volume presents a nuanced look at an often romanticized yet surprisingly complex time in American popular culture.
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At the opening of the decade, the United States found itself in the enviable position of being far and away the most powerful nation on earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Library of Congress, Cold War, Elvis Presley, Love Lucy, General Motors, Davy Crockett, Walt Disney, American Bandstand, Peyton Place, World of Youth, Everyday America, Hot Rod, Abstract Expressionism, Grandma Moses, Lucille Ball, General Electric, General Mills, Hopalong Cassidy, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Howdy Doody, Little Richard, Marilyn Monroe New!
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At the opening of the decade, the United States found itself in the enviable position of being far and away the most powerful nation on earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Library of Congress, Cold War, Elvis Presley, Love Lucy, General Motors, Davy Crockett, Walt Disney, American Bandstand, Peyton Place, World of Youth, Everyday America, Hot Rod, Abstract Expressionism, Grandma Moses, Lucille Ball, General Electric, General Mills, Hopalong Cassidy, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Howdy Doody, Little Richard, Marilyn Monroe New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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