America in the fifties / Andrew J. Dunar ; with a foreword by John Robert Greene.

Author/creator Dunar, Andrew J.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxiii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesAmerica in the twentieth century
America in the twentieth century. ^A538708
Contents Origins : postwar America and the roots of the Fifties -- Fair deal to farewell : the domestic tribulations of Truman's second term -- The Korean War -- Liking Ike : domestic politics in Eisenhower's first term, 1953-1956 -- The uneasy mantle of a major power : foreign policy, 1953-1956 -- People of plenty : the transformation of American society -- Other Americans : the rights and plights of citizens -- The tube and the big screen : television and movies -- The nonconformist fifties : the arts and popular culture during the Cold War -- Foreign policy at the dawn of the Space Age, 1957-1960 -- The end of the Ike age.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006024107
ISBN0815631030 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780815631033 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815631286 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780815631286 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks E813.D86 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold