The 1940s / Edition 1

by Robert C. Sickels

Overview

Twelve narrative chapters chronicle the nation's survival during wartime and its path toward unforeseen cultural shifts in the years ahead. Included are chapter bibliographies, a timeline, a cost comparison, and a suggested reading list for students. This latest addition to Greenwood's American Popular Culture Through History series is an invaluable contribution to the study of American popular culture.

The 1940s were like no other time in U.S. history. The nation went to war in both Europe and Asia; meanwhile, the American population shifted from being largely rural to predominantly urban. The greatest generation saw, and helped, America change forever. Robert Sickels captures the many ways in which the nation's popular culture grew and evolved. The 1940s saw the emergence of such phenomena as television, Levittown housing, comic-book superheroes, pre-packaged foods, Christian Dior's New Look, the original swing music, and the first Beatniks. Twelve narrative chapters chronicle the nation's survival during wartime and its path toward unforeseen cultural shifts in the years ahead.

Included are chapter bibliographies, a timeline, a cost comparison, and a suggested reading list for students. This latest addition to Greenwood's American Popular Culture Through History series is an invaluable contribution to the study of American popular culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313312991
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/30/2004
Series:	American Popular Culture Through History Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

ROBERT SICKELS is Assistant Professor at Whitman College.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Ray B. Browne
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Time Line of the 1940s
Life and Yourth During the 1940s
Everyday America
World of Youth
Popular Culture of the 1940s
Advertising
Architecture
Fashion
Food
Leisure Activities
Literature
Music
Performing Arts
Travel
Visual Arts
Cost of Products in the 1940s
Notes
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index