The Victory Album : Reflections on the Good Life after the Good War

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A vivid and penetrating history, personal and social, of growing up in post-1945 America A pervasive feeling at the end of World War II, notes Philip D. Beidler, was that Americans had "inherited the earth" and could look forward to a kind of golden age, the "Good Life after the Good...

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Main Author: Beidler, Philip D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Alabama : University of Alabama Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Manners and customs.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Civilization.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Influence.
World War, 1939-1945 > Influence.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1945-
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes > 1945-1970.
États-Unis > Civilisation > 1945-
United States > Social conditions > 1945-
United States > Social life and customs > 1945-1970.
United States > Civilization > 1945-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A vivid and penetrating history, personal and social, of growing up in post-1945 America A pervasive feeling at the end of World War II, notes Philip D. Beidler, was that Americans had "inherited the earth" and could look forward to a kind of golden age, the "Good Life after the Good War." But this good life-for all its genuine possibilities-was only accessible to some and was countered by racial tensions, the fear of communism and nuclear war, gender inequalities, and a rising consumer culture, among other problems and anxieties. In these essays-a combination of personal remembran.
Physical Description:1 online resource (291 pages).
ISBN:9780817387143

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