American culture in the 1960s
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American culture in the 1960s
(Twentieth-century American culture)
Edinburgh University Press, 2010
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"Transferred to digital print 2010" --T.p. verso
Originally published in 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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 illustrations
Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Case Studies
- Chronology of 1960s American Culture
- Introduction: The Intellectual Context
- 1. Music and Performance
- 2. Film and Television
- 3. Fiction and Poetry
- 4. Art and Photography
- 5. New Social Movements and Creative Dissent
- Conclusion: The Cultural Legacy of the 1960s
- Notes
- Bibliogrpahy
- Index.
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