Bad Old Days |
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| Author:
| Levine, Alan J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-306-88468-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $40.95 |
Book Description:
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"In this short, wise work, Levine chronicles the successes of the 50s: low unemployment and widespread economic prosperity; an expansive consumer society and the growth of home ownership; substantial progress in race relations progress in race relations; notable scientific achievements; significant social criticism from both right and left; an exciting popular culture from Hollywood and TV, together with good work in high culture; and much more.... Levine does not argue that all was...
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"In this short, wise work, Levine chronicles the successes of the 50s: low unemployment and widespread economic prosperity; an expansive consumer society and the growth of home ownership; substantial progress in race relations progress in race relations; notable scientific achievements; significant social criticism from both right and left; an exciting popular culture from Hollywood and TV, together with good work in high culture; and much more.... Levine does not argue that all was right with the world of the 50s, (indeed he has his own criticisms that may themselves be criticized) but he does show that in contrast to what would come in the next few decades there was much that remains worthy of praise."
--Dennis Williams, Denison College