| American Culture in the 1960s Contributor(s): Monteith, Sharon (Author) |
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ISBN: 074861947X ISBN-13: 9780748619474 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: American culture in the 1960s provides a vivid account of the major cultural forms of 1960s America--fiction, poetry, music, performance, film, television, art, and photography--as well as influential texts, trends, and figures. Topics range from the Civil Rights Movement to the rise of George Wallace and Barry Goldwater, from John F. Kennedy's speeches to Dick Gregory's stand-up comedy, from Bob Dylan to Sylvia Plath. and from pop art to protests against the Vietnam War. A focused chapter on new social movements shows that a current of conservatism runs through even the most revolutionary movements of this challenging decade. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 306.097 |
| LCCN: 2008278492 |
| Series: Twentieth-Century American Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.90 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book charts the changing complexion of American culture in one of the most culturally vibrant of twentieth-century decades. It provides a vivid account of the major cultural forms of 1960s America - music and performance; film and television; fiction and poetry; art and photography - as well as influential texts, trends and figures of the decade: from Norman Mailer to Susan Sontag; from Muhammad Ali's anti-war protests to Tom Lehrer's stand-up comedy; from Bob Dylan to Rachel Carson; and from Pop Art to photojournalism. A chapter on new social movements demonstrates that a current of conservatism runs through even the most revolutionary movements of the 1960s and the book as a whole looks to the West and especially to the South in the making of the sixties as myth and as history. Key Features: * Focused case studies featuring key texts, genres, writers, artists and cultural trends* Detailed chronology of 1960s American culture* Bibliographies for each chapter* Over 30 black and white illustration |