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America in the Seventies (Paperback, Annotated edition) Loot Price: R533
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America in the Seventies (Paperback, Annotated edition): Stephanie Slocum-Schaffer

America in the Seventies (Paperback, Annotated edition)

Stephanie Slocum-Schaffer

Series: America in the Twentieth Century

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Explores the cultural and social developments of the United States during the 1970s and offers a thorough survey of both 1970s popular culture and political, economic, and military developments. In assessing this tumultuous period in American history, Stephanie A. Slocum-Schaffer provides readers with a visceral experience of the seventies and a comprehensive survey of the important events of the entire decade. Central to the book is the belief that the 1970s were a time of betrayal and loss for the U.S., tempered by moments of healing and renewal. Slocum-Schaffer evokes the pain of Nixon's betrayal of the nation, the revelvations of the My Lai massacre and the Pentagon Papers, and the losses of icons such as John Wayne, Jimi Hendrix, and the cult followers at Jonestown. At the same time, she revisits the successes of Camp David, Billie Jean King, and Frank Robinson, and the first Space Shuttle test flight, and reminds us of the healing that such events offered to the U.S.'s faltering self-esteem. America in the Seventies concludes with a "Legacy Chapter, " summarizing the influence of the events of the decade on future generations and an annotated bibliography that includes the author's recommendations for the "best first book" to read on each subject, as well as relevant Internet sources.

General

Imprint: Syracuse University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: America in the Twentieth Century
Release date: May 2003
First published: April 2003
Authors: Stephanie Slocum-Schaffer
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: Annotated edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-8156-2998-6
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN: 0-8156-2998-2
Barcode: 9780815629986

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