Containing America - Cultural Production and Consumption in 50s America (Paperback)

The postwar period in America witnessed a tremendous consumer boom that introduced thousands of new items into the mass market. The contributors to Containing America challenge our conceptions of Cold War culture by examining a range of such products - clothes, food, television, magazines, radio, and other forms of entertainment - in order to shed light on how Cold War discourses actually influenced the practices of ordinary behaviour. Their essays address very different sectors of American society - in terms of race, class, ethnicity, sexuality and gender - thus emphasising the multiplicity, diversity, and differing nature of the voices that emerged in cultural production and consumption during the 1950s. Containing America points out directions for further research and provides a fresh approach for scholars, students, and others interested in the culture of the Cold War of the 1950s.>

General

Imprint:	University of Birmingham Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2005
First published:	December 2005
Authors:	Nathan Abrams • Julie Hughes
Dimensions:	147 x 222 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-902459-06-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	1-902459-06-7
Barcode:	9781902459066

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