{"product_id":"american-culture-in-the-1950s-paperback","title":"American Culture in the 1950s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Halliwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts. Through detailed commentary and focused case studies of influential texts and events - from \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, from Disneyland to the Seattle World's Fair, from \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e - the book examines the way in which modernism and the cold war offer two frames of reference for understanding the trajectory of postwar culture. The two core aims of this volume are to chart the changing complexion of American culture in the years following World War II and to provide readers with a critical investigation of 'the 1950s'. The book provides an intellectual context for approaching 1950s American culture and considers the historical impact of the decade on recent social and cultural developments. Key Features: * Focused case studies featuring key texts, genres, writers, artists and cultural trends* Chronology of 1950s American Culture* Bibliographies for each chapter* over twenty illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Halliwell is Professor of American Thought and Culture and Head of the School of Arts at the University of Leicester. His authored books include \u003ci\u003eVoices of Mental Health: Medicine, Politics, and American Culture, 1970-2000\u003c\/i\u003e (Rutgers University Press, 2017), \u003ci\u003eTherapeutic Revolutions: Medicine, Psychiatry, and American Culture, 1945-1970\u003c\/i\u003e (Rutgers University Press, 2013), \u003ci\u003eAmerican Culture in the 1950s\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2007) and \u003ci\u003eTransatlantic Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131889488007,"sku":"9780748618859","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/60f7f83414c444aec50a16fa7f07a17b.webp?v=1732622131","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/american-culture-in-the-1950s-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}