Decade of nightmares [[electronic resource] ] : the end of the sixties and the making of eighties America / / Philip Jenkins

• Autore: Jenkins Philip <1952->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.92
• Soggetto topico: Social problems - United States - History - 20th century; Culture conflict - United States - History - 20th century; Conservatism - United States - History - 20th century; Political culture - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States History 1969-; United States History 1961-1969; United States Politics and government 1945-1989; United States Social conditions 1945-
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-332) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Mainstreaming the 1960's -- Going too far -- Against the grain -- The politics of children -- Predators -- Captive America : 1980 -- Into the Reagan era -- Evil empires -- Dark victories -- The abuse epidemic -- Wars without end.
• Sommario/riassunto: Draws on tabloid journalism, popular fiction, movies, and television, in an exploration of the confluence of panics, scares, and a few genuine threats that created a climate of fear that lead to America's conservative reaction to a decade of radicalism and an ascent into the landscape of the political Right.
• Titolo autorizzato: Decade of nightmares
• ISBN: 0-19-988444-7; 1-280-84532-5; 0-19-803972-7; 1-4294-2094-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910655634403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II