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The Rise and Fall of the Future - America's Changing Vision of Tomorrow, 1939-1986 (Paperback)
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The Rise and Fall of the Future - America's Changing Vision of Tomorrow, 1939-1986 (Paperback)
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Mid-20th century America envisioned a wondrous future of comfort,
convenience and technological advancement. Popular
culture--including World's Fairs, science fiction and
advertising--fed high hopes even when war and hardship threatened.
American ingenuity and consumer culture promised to deliver flying
cars, undersea cities, household robots and space travel. By the
1960s political assassinations, the Civil Rights and Women's
Movements, the Vietnam War and the "generation gap" eroded that
optimism. The nation's utopian dream was brief but revealing. Based
on a wide range of sources, this book takes a fresh look at
America's precipitous fall from futurism to disillusionment.
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