The Fifties by Peter Lewis

The Fifties by Peter Lewis

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This is an attempt to chronicle the decade which began with postwar austerity, saw the exploding of the H-bomb, the popularization of television and the emergence of "teenagers" and concluded with ventures into space and the beginnings of the affluent society.

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The Fifties by Peter Lewis

This is an attempt to chronicle the decade which began with postwar austerity, saw the exploding of the H-bomb, the popularisation of television and the emergence of "teenagers" and concluded with ventures into space and the beginnings of the affluent society. The book covers this period of major rebellion against existing attitudes to sex, class, authority and "good taste", the time of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Burgess and Maclean and the Angry Young Men as well as of Krushchev, Castro and Suez.
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ISBN 13 9780906969793
ISBN 10 0906969794
Title The Fifties
Author Peter Lewis
Series Miscellaneous Series
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 1989-02-23
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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