American Culture in the 1970s

by Will Kaufman

Book Overview

The 1970s was one of the most culturally vibrant periods in American history. This book discusses the dominant cultural forms of the 1970s - fiction and poetry; television and drama; film and visual culture; popular music and style; public space and spectacle - and the decade's most influential practitioners and texts: from Toni Morrison to All in the Family, from Diane Arbus to Bruce Springsteen, from M.A.S.H. to Taxi Driver...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2P8LRM
• ISBN13: 9780748621439
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher