Happy Days and Wonder Years : : The Fifties and the Sixties in Contemporary Cultural Politics / / Daniel Marcus.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Marcus, Daniel,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. The Fifties in the 1970s: Representations in a Cultural Revival --; 2. The Conservative Uses of Nostalgia --; 3. Nostalgia Embodied: Ronald Reagan as Icon --; 4. Popular Culture and the Response to Conservative Nostalgia --; 5. Contests and Contestations: The Sixties Legacy during the Decline of Reagan --; 6. The Reinflection of the Past: The Presidential Election of 1992 --; 7. Elvis Has Left the Building: The Resurgence of the Right --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780813542508; 9783110688610
• DOI: 10.36019/9780813542508
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Daniel Marcus.

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 Fifties and the Sixties to connect to their public. Marcus shows how films, television, music, and memoirs have responded to the political nostalgia of today, and why our entertainment remains immersed in reruns, revivals, and references to earlier times. This book offers a new understanding of how politics and popular culture have influenced our notions of the past, and how events from long ago continue to shape our understanding of the present day.