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The 1950s
- Title
- The 1950s / William H. Young with Nancy K. Young.
- Author
- Young, William H., 1939-
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Young, Nancy K., 1940-
- Description
- xxi, 348 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- This volume presents a nuanced look at an often romanticized yet surprisingly complex time in American popular culture.
- Series Statement
- American popular culture through history
- Uniform Title
- American popular culture through history.
- Alternative Title
- Nineteen fifties
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-329) and index.
- Contents
- Series foreword / Ray B. Browne -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Timeline of the 1950s -- Part I. Life and youth during the 1950s -- 1. Everyday America -- 2. World of youth -- Part II. Popular culture of the 1950s -- 3. Advertising -- 4. Architecture and design -- 5. Fashion -- 6. Food and drink -- 7. Leisure activities -- 8. Literature -- 9. Music -- 10. Performing arts -- 11. Travel and recreation -- 12. Visual arts -- Cost of products in the 1950s -- Notes -- Further reading -- Index.
- Call Number
- E169.12
- ISBN
- 0313323933
- 9780313323935
- 0313361606
- 9780313361609
- LCCN
- 2003061813
- OCLC
- 52979145
- Author
- Young, William H., 1939-
- Title
- The 1950s / William H. Young with Nancy K. Young.
- Publisher
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- American popular culture through historyAmerican popular culture through history.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-329) and index.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- Since 1900
- Added Author
- Young, Nancy K., 1940-
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG E169.12 .Y69 2004