The 1960s by Haugen, David M., 1969-; Box, Matthew J instant download

The 1960s by Haugen, David M., 1969-; Box, Matthew J instant download

176 pages ; 23 cm, This book provides critical analysis of the 1960s, discussing the baby boom generation that had been born in the years just after World War II and this generation's music, politics, films, television, and antithetical association with the mainstream, Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index, Pastimes and preoccupations -- Fads, toys, and hobbies mix politics and play -- The liberation of women's fashion -- Black is beautiful: redefining beauty in black America -- Film and television -- Films document a turbulent decade -- Television offers an escape from the troubled times -- Television news brings the Vietnam War home -- Music and the counterculture -- The hippies reject mainstream America -- Folk music fosters a new political awareness -- The accessible Motown sound -- The British invasion transforms American rock and roll -- Jazz as an expression of black nationalism -- Woodstock symbolizes the promise and failure of the counterculture -- The influence of the 1960s on post-60s pop culture -- Idealism in post-60s rock music -- Depictions of the 1960s in film and television of the 1980s -- Woodstock '99: three days of violence, rape, and commercialism