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Rise of the Spectacular
ISBN-13:
9781000409024
Veröffentl:
2021
Seiten:
196
Autor:
John Hannigan
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
0 - No protection
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In this prequel to Fantasy City (1998) sociologist John Hannigan travels back in time to the 1950s. Unfairly stereotyped as 'the tranquillized decade', America at mid-century hosted an escalating proliferation and conjunction of 'spectacular' events, spaces, and technologies.
Introduction: Re-imagining the 1950s 1. On the Road: Safe Adventures in 1950s America 2. "The Biggest Rolodex in Hollywood": Walt Disney at Mid-Century PART 1: CALIFORNIA CALLING 3. Desert Spectacular 4. The Name of the Rose 5. It Happened in Squaw Valley PART 2: PHOTOGRAPHING THE SPECTACULAR 6. The Most Photographed Place in America 7. Marine Marvels PART 3: SPUTNIK, SCIENCE AND THE SPECTACULAR 8. Seattle Invents the Future 9. Chemistry Sets, Planetariums and Science Fairs 10. Interrogating the Spectacular
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