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American culture in the 1960s /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Monteith, Sharon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008.
Colección:Twentieth-century American culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 cons.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxix, 242 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780748629039
0748629033
Acceso:Legal Deposit;