Loss of innocence : America's scandals in the post-war years /

"Loss of Innocence explores the sunny, innocent mood of post-War America and the budding skepticism that began to creep into the minds of an overly-credulous public in the 1950s. Taking the quiz show scandals of the 1950s and the U-2 spy incident of 1960 as examples, the book argues that these...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matthews, Melvin E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Publishing, [2019]
Temas:
1900-1999
Social values > United States > 20th century.
Truthfulness and falsehood > United States.
Trust > United States.
Political corruption > United States.
U-2 Incident, 1960 > Public opinion.
Television quiz shows > United States > 20th century > Public opinion.
Fraud > United States.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis > 20e siècle.
Mensonge > États-Unis.
Confiance > États-Unis.
Corruption (Politique) > États-Unis.
Incident du U-2, 1960 > Opinion publique.
Jeux-questionnaires télévisés > États-Unis > 20e siècle > Opinion publique.
Fraude > États-Unis.
Fraud
Political corruption
Politics and government
Public opinion
Social values
Trust
Truthfulness and falsehood
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The $64,000 question and the beginning of quiz mania (1955-1956)
  • "Open skies" and the beginning of the U-2 program (1954-1957)
  • Twenty-one, Herbert Stempel and Charles Van Doren (1956-1957)
  • Sputnik (1957-1958)
  • Berlin, the "kitchen debate," and the "spirit of Camp David" (1958-1959)
  • The quiz show bubble bursts (1958-1959)
  • The U-2 bubble bursts (1960)
  • Tying up the loose ends (1960-1962)
  • Aftermath : the expanding credibility gap.

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