American Culture in the 1950s

by Martin Halliwell

Book Overview

This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts. Through detailed commentary and focused case studies of influential texts and events - from Invisible Man to West Side Story, from Disneyland to the Seattle World's Fair, from Rear Window to The Americans - the book examines the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748618856
• ISBN13: 9780748618859
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher