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America in the Seventies
Beth Bailey (Ed.)
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Description for America in the Seventies
Paperback. The 70s witnessed economic decline in America, coupled with a series of foreign policy failures, events that created an air of unease and uncertainty. This volume examines the ways in which Americans responded to a changing world and sought to redefine themselves. Editor(s): Bailey, Beth; Farber, David. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Tucked between the activist Sixties and the conservative Eighties lies a largely misunderstood and still under-appreciated decade. Now nine leading scholars of postwar America offer a revealing look at the Seventies and their rightful place in the epic narrative of American history. This is the first major work to relate the economic decline and cultural despair of the Seventies to the creative efforts that would reshape American society. Dogged by economic and political crises at home and foreign policy failures abroad, Americans responded to a growing sense of uncertainty in a variety of ways. Some explored the new freedoms promised ... Read more
Tucked between the activist Sixties and the conservative Eighties lies a largely misunderstood and still under-appreciated decade. Now nine leading scholars of postwar America offer a revealing look at the Seventies and their rightful place in the epic narrative of American history. This is the first major work to relate the economic decline and cultural despair of the Seventies to the creative efforts that would reshape American society. Dogged by economic and political crises at home and foreign policy failures abroad, Americans responded to a growing sense of uncertainty in a variety of ways. Some explored the new freedoms promised ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
CultureAmerica
Condition
New
Weight
369 g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700613274
SKU
V9780700613274
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About Beth Bailey (Ed.)
Beth Bailey is professor of American studies and Regents Lecturer at the University of New Mexico. Her books include Sex in the Heartland and From Front Porch to Backseat. David Farber is professor of history at the University of New Mexico. His books include The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s and The Sixties: From Memory to History. ... Read more
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