Pop Goes the Decade by Richard A Hall

Pop Goes the Decade by Richard A Hall

Part of the Pop Goes the Decade series, this book looks at one of the most memorable decades of the 20th century, highlighting pop culture areas such as film, television, sports, technology, advertising, fashion, and art.
All in the Family. Barry Manilow, Donna Summer, and Olivia Newton-John; Styx, Led Zeppelin, and The Jackson Five. Jaws, Rocky, The Exorcist, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Pop Goes the Decade: The Seventies takes a sweeping look at all of the cultural events and developments that made the 1970s a highly memorable era of change and new thinking.

This book explores the cultural and social framework of the 1970s, focusing on pop culture areas that include film, television, sports, technological innovations, clothing, and art. A timeline highlights significant cultural moments, and a "controversies in pop culture" section explores the pop culture items and moments of the 1970s that shocked the public and challenged underlying social mores. The book also includes a "Game Changers" section that identifies the public figures and celebrities who had the largest influence during the decade, a technology section that explains how media, news, and culture were shared, and a "Legacy" section that identifies concepts and events from the 1970s that still affect Americans today.

This is a useful reference for future generations unfamiliar with pop culture during an underexamined decade often unfairly stereotyped as frivolousSumming Up: Recommended. General readers through upper-division undergraduates. * Choice *

Richard A. Hall, PhD, resides in Laredo, Texas.

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ISBN 13	9781440862199
ISBN 10	1440862192
Title	Pop Goes the Decade
Author	Richard A Hall
Series	Pop Goes The Decade
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year published	2019-11-08
Number of pages	304
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