ISBN:
0813533902
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0813533910
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0813542502
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9780813533902
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9780813533919
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9780813542508
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource
DDC:
306/.0973/09045
Schlagwort(e):
Since 1900
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Geschichte 1900-2000
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Geschichte 1945-2000
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
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Civilization
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Conservatism
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Nineteen fifties
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Nineteen sixties
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Political science
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Politics and culture
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Popular culture
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Geschichte
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Politische Wissenschaft
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Politics and culture
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Conservatism
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Popular culture History 20th century
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Nineteen fifties
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Nineteen sixties
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Politik
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USA
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USA
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USA
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Politik
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Geschichte 1945-2000
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Fifties in the 1970s: Representations in a Cultural Revival; Chapter 2: The Conservative Uses of Nostalgia; Chapter 3: Nostalgia Embodied: Ronald Reagan as Icon; Chapter 4: Popular Culture and the Response to Conservative Nostalgia; Chapter 5: Contests and Contestations: The Sixties Legacy during the Decline of Reagan; Chapter 6: The Reinflection of the Past: The Presidential Election of 1992; Chapter 7: Elvis Has Left the Building: The Resurgence of the Right; Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author
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In the twenty-first century, why do we keep talking about the Fifties and the Sixties? The stark contrast between these decades, their concurrence with the childhood and youth of the baby boomers, and the emergence of television and rock and roll help to explain their symbolic power. In Happy Days and Wonder Years, Daniel Marcus reveals how interpretations of these decades have figured in the cultural politics of the United States since 1970. From Ronald Reagan's image as a Fifties Cold Warrior to Bill Clinton's fandom for Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy, politicians have invoked the
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