1940s

Name: 1940s
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ISBN: 9780313312991

ISBN-10: 0313312990

ISBN-13: 9780313312991

Edition: 2004

Authors: Robert C. Sickels

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The 1940s were like no other time in U.S. history. The nation went to war in both Europe and Asia; meanwhile, the American population shifted from being largely rural to predominantly urban. The "greatest generation" saw, and helped, America change forever. Robert Sickels captures the many ways in which the nation's popular culture grew and evolved. The 1940s saw the emergence of such phenomena as television, Levittown housing, comic-book superheroes, pre-packaged foods, Christian Dior's "New Look," the original swing music, and the first Beatniks. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle the nation's survival during wartime and its path toward unforeseen cultural shifts in the years ahead.…

Book details

List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 4/30/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.232

Robert J. Sickels is the author of articles appearing in The American Political Science Review and the Yale Law Review Sickels earned his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University and teaches political science at the University of New Mexico.



Series Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Timeline of the 1940s



Life and Youth During the 1940s



Everyday America



World of Youth



Popular Culture of the 1940s



Advertising



Architecture



Fashion



Food



Leisure Activities



Literature



Music



Performing Arts



Travel



Visual Arts


Cost of Products in the 1940s


Notes


Bibliography and Further Reading


Index