Bibliograph

The 1950s, Stuart A. Kallen

Type

Label

The 1950s, Stuart A. Kallen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The 1950s

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

39307324657390

Responsibility statement

Stuart A. Kallen

Series statement

A cultural history of the United States through the decades

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 8.9, 3.0, 31295.Reading Counts RC, 6-8, 8.5, 8, Quiz: 20659, Guided reading level: NR.

Summary

Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1950s, including the effects of the Cold War, the civil rights movement, television, music, art, science, and technology

Table Of Contents

The Black-and White decade -- Superpowers and the Cold War -- The Cold War at home -- The Struggle for Equality -- Growing up in the Fifties -- The Golden Age of television -- Rock, writing, and Beatnik rebellion -- Technology and science -- Swinging into the Sixties -- Notes -- Chronology

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification