ISBN:
9781426202940
Language:
English
Pages:
175 S.
,
zahlr. Ill.
DDC:
303.6/6
Keywords:
Geschichte 1900-2000
;
Geschichte 1950-2007
;
Geschichte
;
Antinuclear movement History
;
Peace movements History 20th century
;
Peace movements History 21st century
;
Protest movements History 20th century
;
Protest movements History 21st century
;
Signs and symbols History 20th century
;
Signs and symbols History 21st century
;
Symbolism in politics
;
Friedensbewegung
;
USA
;
Bildband
;
Bildband
;
USA
;
Friedensbewegung
;
Geschichte 1950-2007
Abstract:
Nothing more eloquently symbolizes the counterculture era than the peace sign. How did this simple sketch become so powerful an image? This book, published on the 50th anniversary of its creation, tells the surprising story of the sign in words and pictures, from its origins in the nuclear disarmament efforts of the late 1950s to its adoption by the antiwar movement of the 1960s, through its stint as a mass-marketed commodity and its enduring relevance now.--From publisher description.
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