ISBN10: 0313295549, ISBN13: 9780313295546, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Students, teachers, and interested readers can use this important resource to examine the evolution of the everyday lives of ordinary people in the United States from 1960 to 1990. The volatility of the civil rights movement; the impact of the baby boom generation; the influences of television, advertising, and other media; the emergence of environmental and consumer-protection movements; and the effects the Vietnam War and Watergate had on the American public are just a few of the issues examined and outlined. From the space age to the computer age, the user can explore how change-induced discord and adjustment to postmodern times led to cultural standoffs, affecting everyday lives.For the first time the social history of the United States is examined in four chronological periods: 1960-1966, when modern ideals flourished and then began to fade; 1967-1974, when cultural changes began to remake America; 1975-1980, when the cultural changes led to standoffs between opposing sides; and the 1980s, when postmodern conditions broadened their influence and discord became more pronounced. Marty explores the details of everyday living that these time periods reflected:\* the American dream home in suburbia\* the influences of new technologies such as computers, portable stereos, and microwave ovens \* the initial excitement of ...
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Hardback. New. This resource examines the evolution of the everyday lives of ordinary people in the United States, from 1960-1990. Topics include the civil rights movement, the baby boom generation, the influences of television, advertising, environmental and consumer protection movements, and the Vietnam War. ISBN 0313295549 9780313295546 [GB]

ABC-Clio, Incorporated , pp. 400 . Hardback. New. ABC-Clio, Incorporated ISBN 0313295549 9780313295546 [US]