(DOWNLOAD) "Pop Goes the Decade: The Fifties" by Ralph G. Giordano " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Pop Goes the Decade: The Fifties
- Author : Ralph G. Giordano
- Release Date : January 30, 2017
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 36987 KB
Description
Covering significant historical and cultural moments, public figures and celebrities, art and entertainment, and technology that influenced life during the decade, this book documents the 1950s through the lens of popular culture.
• Presents a balanced perspective on the decade that debunks the popular myth that the 1950s was uniformly a happy, carefree time of wholesome fun and "the good old days"
• Documents the suburban transformation that drastically changed American society
• Provides data that shows television viewing statistics and viewer ratings that helps readers see the influence of television media in the 1950s
• Includes a section that explores how the changes within the 1950s have a legacy that continue to affect our current cultural climate