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America in the Fifties (America in the Twentieth Century)
Andrew J. Dunar
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Description for America in the Fifties (America in the Twentieth Century)
Paperback. Shows how the issues confronted America in the late twentieth century have roots in the fifties, some apparent at the time, others only in retrospect: civil rights, environmentalism, the counterculture, and "movements" on behalf of women, Chicanos, and Native Americans. This book is useful for instructors of American history survey courses. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Blessed by a booming economy, the United States moved into the space age and the golden age of television in the 1950s. At the same time, the nation faced domestic and international divisions that would have far-reaching historical and political consequences. The 1950s evoke images of prosperity, suburbia, a smiling President Eisenhower, cars with elaborate tail fins, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and the ""golden age"" of television - seemingly a simpler time in which the idealized family life of situation comedies had at least some basis in reality. A closer examination, however, recalls more threatening images: the hysteria of McCarthyism, ... Read more
Blessed by a booming economy, the United States moved into the space age and the golden age of television in the 1950s. At the same time, the nation faced domestic and international divisions that would have far-reaching historical and political consequences. The 1950s evoke images of prosperity, suburbia, a smiling President Eisenhower, cars with elaborate tail fins, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and the ""golden age"" of television - seemingly a simpler time in which the idealized family life of situation comedies had at least some basis in reality. A closer examination, however, recalls more threatening images: the hysteria of McCarthyism, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
America in the Twentieth Century
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815631286
SKU
V9780815631286
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About Andrew J. Dunar
Andrew J. Dunar is chair of the Department of History at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. His books include The Truman Scandals and the Politics of Morality, and with Stephen P. Waring, Power to Explore: A History of Marshall Space Flight Center, 1960-1990, which won the History Book Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in ... Read more
Reviews for America in the Fifties (America in the Twentieth Century)
A significant contribution to our understanding of America during a pivotal decade in American history. Dunar masterfully illuminates the key political, diplomatic, military, and social developments of the decade and persuasively explains their intricate connections and lasting consequences.