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World War II and the Postwar Years in America [2 volumes]: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia
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World War II and the Postwar Years in America [2 volumes]: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia

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More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and then a difficult transition to peace and prosperity.

The two-volume World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia contains over 175 articles describing everyday life on the American home front during World War II and the immediate postwar years. Unlike publications about this period that focus mainly on the big picture of the war and subsequent economic conditions, this encyclopedia drills down to the popular culture of the 1940s, bringing the details of the lives of ordinary men, women, and children alive.

The work covers a broad range of everyday activities throughout the 1940s, including movies, radio programming, music, the birth of commercial television, advertising, art, bestsellers, and other equally intriguing topics. The decade was divided almost evenly between war (1940-1945) and peace (1946-1950), and the articles point up the continuities and differences between these two periods. Filled with evocative photographs, this unique encyclopedia will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking an overview of life in the United States during a decade that helped shape the modern world.

Approximately 175 A-Z entries on everyday life and popular culture in the United States, 1940-1950

An extensive timeline of events during the covered decade

Numerous photographs that highlight article content

Charts listing pertinent statistics and/or related information

Selected readings accompanying each article

An extensive bibliography of print, aural, and electronic resources and a guide to related topics

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Country
United States
Date
17 September 2010
Pages
832
ISBN
9780313356520

More than 150 articles provide a revealing look at one of the most tempestuous decades in recent American history, describing the everyday activities of Americans as they dealt first with war, and then a difficult transition to peace and prosperity.

The two-volume World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia contains over 175 articles describing everyday life on the American home front during World War II and the immediate postwar years. Unlike publications about this period that focus mainly on the big picture of the war and subsequent economic conditions, this encyclopedia drills down to the popular culture of the 1940s, bringing the details of the lives of ordinary men, women, and children alive.

The work covers a broad range of everyday activities throughout the 1940s, including movies, radio programming, music, the birth of commercial television, advertising, art, bestsellers, and other equally intriguing topics. The decade was divided almost evenly between war (1940-1945) and peace (1946-1950), and the articles point up the continuities and differences between these two periods. Filled with evocative photographs, this unique encyclopedia will serve as an excellent resource for those seeking an overview of life in the United States during a decade that helped shape the modern world.

Approximately 175 A-Z entries on everyday life and popular culture in the United States, 1940-1950

An extensive timeline of events during the covered decade

Numerous photographs that highlight article content

Charts listing pertinent statistics and/or related information

Selected readings accompanying each article

An extensive bibliography of print, aural, and electronic resources and a guide to related topics

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Country
United States
Date
17 September 2010
Pages
832
ISBN
9780313356520