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Pop goes the decade : the eighties / Thomas Harrison.
Van Pelt Library E169.12 .H3774 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harrison, Thomas, author.
- Series:
- Pop Goes the Decade.
- Pop Goes the Decade
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.
- Popular culture.
- United States.
- History.
- United States--Civilization--1970-.
- Civilization.
- United States--Social life and customs--1971-.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxxi, 283 pages ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
- Summary:
- The Greenwood Pop Goes the Decade series puts the hot trends, memorable people, and influential movements of each decade inside a larger cultural and social context. By highlighting controversies, students and general readers will develop a better idea of social values. Similarly, the coverage of the individuals who influenced each decade enables a deeper understanding of the tension between established norms and those figures who used pop culture as an avenue for change. The legacy section of each book in the series demonstrates the lasting effects of each decade through detailed documentation of how its influence is still felt today. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Timeline
- Background and introduction
- Exploring popular culture
- Television
- Sports
- Music
- Film
- Literature
- Technology
- Visual arts
- Controversies
- Game changers
- Legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Harrison, Thomas, author. Pop goes the decade
- ISBN:
- 9781440836664
- 1440836663
- OCLC:
- 967502797
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