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Golden State, Golden Youth: The California Image in Popular Culture, 1955-1966
Kirse Granat May
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Description for Golden State, Golden Youth: The California Image in Popular Culture, 1955-1966
Paperback. Tracing the rise of the California teen as a national icon in the 1950s and 60s, Kirse May shows how idealized images of a suburban youth culture soothed America's post-war nerves while denying racial and urban realities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Seen as a land of sunshine and opportunity, the Golden State was a mecca for the post-World War II generation and dreams of the California good life came to dominate the imagination of many Americans in the 1950s and 60s. This was evidenced by the explosion of California youth images in popular culture, from Disneyland and television shows such as ""The Mickey Mouse Club"" to beach movies and the music of the Beach Boys. All broadcast nationwide a lifestyle of carefree, wholesome fun, supposedly enjoyed by white, middle-class, suburban young people in California. Tracing the rise of the California teen ... Read more
Seen as a land of sunshine and opportunity, the Golden State was a mecca for the post-World War II generation and dreams of the California good life came to dominate the imagination of many Americans in the 1950s and 60s. This was evidenced by the explosion of California youth images in popular culture, from Disneyland and television shows such as ""The Mickey Mouse Club"" to beach movies and the music of the Beach Boys. All broadcast nationwide a lifestyle of carefree, wholesome fun, supposedly enjoyed by white, middle-class, suburban young people in California. Tracing the rise of the California teen ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807853627
SKU
V9780807853627
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About Kirse Granat May
Kirse Granat May is a historian who lives in Vancouver, Washington.
Reviews for Golden State, Golden Youth: The California Image in Popular Culture, 1955-1966
"How, when, and where did the youth culture that has so profoundly transformed this nation originate? Thanks to this elegantly researched and argued study by Kirse May, we now have the answer." - Kevin Starr, State Librarian of California.