Bad Old Days The Myth of The 1950s |
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| Author:
| Levine, Alan J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4128-1197-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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For many, the 1950s are the "bad old days"--the time of the Cold War, McCarthyism, racial segregation, self-satisfied prosperity, and empty materialism. These failings are coupled with ignored social problems, complacency, conformity, suppression of women, and puritanical attitudes toward sex. Conventional wisdom sees the decade as bland and boring, yet "Bad Old Days" shows that, in reality, this was an era of unprecedented progress and prosperity.
For many, the 1950s are the "bad old days"--the time of the Cold War, McCarthyism, racial segregation, self-satisfied prosperity, and empty materialism. These failings are coupled with ignored social problems, complacency, conformity, suppression of women, and puritanical attitudes toward sex. Conventional wisdom sees the decade as bland and boring, yet "Bad Old Days" shows that, in reality, this was an era of unprecedented progress and prosperity.