American Culture in the 1970s / / Will Kaufman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Kaufman, Will,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Twentieth-Century American Culture : 20CAC
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 14 B/W illustrations

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 and from disco divas to Vietnam protesters. In response to those who consider the seventies the time of disco, polyester and narcissism, this book rewrites the critical engagement with one of America's most misunderstood decades.Key FeaturesFocused case studies featuring key texts and influential writers, artists, directors and musiciansChronology of 1970s American CultureBibliographies for each chapter and a general bibliography on 1970s Culture14 black-and-white illustrations

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Case Studies -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology of 1970s American Culture -- Introduction: The Intellectual Context -- Chapter 1 Fiction and Poetry -- Chapter 2 Television and Drama -- Chapter 3 Film and Visual Culture -- Chapter 4 Popular Music and Style -- Chapter 5 Public Space and Spectacle -- Conclusion: Rethinking the 1970s -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index