1974 : scenes from a year of crisis / Nick Rennison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rennison, Nick, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nineteen seventy-four, A.D.

History, Modern--20th century.

History, Modern.

Current events.

Physical Description:

252 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Harpenden, UK : Oldcastle Books Ltd, 2023.

Summary:

From the Watergate scandal, deposition of Haile Selassie and the expulsion of Solzhenitsyn from the Soviet Union, to ABBA's landmark victory at the Eurovision Song Contest and the production of the very first Volkswagen Golf -- a concise, entertaining survey of an important year in 20th-century history, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of 1974. 1974 was a year of major changes around the world. Presidents resigned, emperors were deposed and new governments came to power. In society, the second wave of feminism grew in strength and the rights of gays and ethnic minorities were more powerfully asserted. The arts and the entertainment industry were in the midst of a period of great creativity and innovation. The roots of many aspects of today's societies which we take for granted lie in the 1970s and particularly in this, the pivotal year of the decade.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.

ISBN:

9780857305824

0857305824

9780857305817

0857305816

OCLC:

1419799528

Publisher Number:

99996897860