The Rise and Fall of the Future | Taschenbuch

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Mid-20th century America envisioned a wondrous future of comfort, convenience and technological advancement. Popular culture--including World's Fairs, science fiction and advertising--fed high hopes even when war and hardship threatened. American ingenuity and consumer culture promised to deliver flying cars, undersea cities, household robots and space travel. By the 1960s political assassinations, the civil rights and women's movements, the Vietnam War and the "generation gap" eroded that optimism, refocusing attention on the issues of the present. The nation's utopian dream was brief but revealing. Based on a wide range of sources, this book takes a fresh look at America's precipitous fall from futurism to disillusionment.

Über den Autor

Gordon Arnold has taught at several colleges, including Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts. He lives in the Boston area.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1.¿The World of Tomorrow

2.¿From War to Renewal

3.¿A Consumer's Future

4.¿A New Frontier

5.¿Peak Future

6.¿The Specter of Doubt

7.¿Fading Tomorrows

Epilogue

Chapter Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Fachbereich:	Regionalgeschichte
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781476677446
ISBN-10:	1476677441
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Arnold, Gordon
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Gordon Arnold
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.08.2020
Gewicht:	0,352 kg