American Culture in the 1950s - (Twentieth-Century American Culture) by Martin Halliwell (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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 <i>Invisible Man</i> to <i>West Side Story</i>, from Disneyland to the Seattle World's Fair, from <i>Rear Window</i> to <i>The Americans</i> - the book examines the way in which modernism and the cold war offer two frames of reference for understanding the trajectory of postwar culture. The two core aims of this volume are to chart the changing complexion of American culture in the years following World War II and to provide readers with a critical investigation of 'the 1950s'. The book provides an intellectual context for approaching 1950s American culture and considers the historical impact of the decade on recent social and cultural developments. Key Features: * Focused case studies featuring key texts, genres, writers, artists and cultural trends* Chronology of 1950s American Culture* Bibliographies for each chapter* over twenty illustrations<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The 1950s has been transformed in the scholarly literature from a tranquillized decade to an almost tumultuous one, and therefore is badly in need of a restorative balance. This is the achievement of Martin Halliwell's superb account of a postwar period that, for all of its familiarity, remains tantalizingly elusive. By showing the persistence of the varieties of cultural modernism, he advances the retrospective understanding of a decade that was not merely the lengthened shadow of the Cold War. His book is thoughtful, expansive and engaging.--Stephen J. Whitfield, Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University, Massachusetts<br><br>The author has a good command of the variety of cultural forms in the period and has planned the shape and contents of the book thoughtfully.--Professor Lucy Maddox, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Martin Halliwell is Professor of American Studies and Head of the School of Arts at the University of Leicester. His authored books include <i>Voices of Mental Health: Medicine, Politics, and American Culture, 1970-2000</i> (Rutgers University Press, 2017), <i>Therapeutic Revolutions: Medicine, Psychiatry, and American Culture, 1945-1970</i> (Rutgers University Press, 2013), <i>American Culture in the 1950s</i> (Edinburgh University Press, 2007) and <i>Transatlantic Modernism</i> (Edinburgh University Press, 2005).<p>
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