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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457304103321

Autore

Halliwell Martin

Titolo

American culture in the 1950s [[electronic resource] /] / Martin Halliwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2007

ISBN

9786610833931

1-280-83393-9

0-7486-2890-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Twentieth-century American culture

Disciplina

306.097309045

Soggetti

Nineteen fifties

Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

United States Civilization 1945-

United States Intellectual life 20th century

United States Social life and customs 1945-1970

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

COPYRIGHT; Contents; Figures; Case Studies; Acknowledgements; Chronology of 1950's American Culture; Introduction The Intellectual Context; Chapter 1 Fiction and Poetry; Chapter 2 Drama and Performance; Chapter 3 Music and Radio; Chapter 4 Film and Television; Chapter 5 The Visual Arts beyond Modernism; Conclusion Rethinking the 1950's; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950's America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts.