The rise and fall of the future America's changing vision of tomorrow, 1939-1986
The World of Tomorrow -- From War to Renewal -- A Consumer's Future -- A New Frontier -- Peak Future -- The Specter of Doubt -- Fading Tomorrows.
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| Format: | UnknownFormat |
| Sprache: | eng |
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
2020
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The World of Tomorrow -- From War to Renewal -- A Consumer's Future -- A New Frontier -- Peak Future -- The Specter of Doubt -- Fading Tomorrows. "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. 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."-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | vii, 202 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781476677446 978-1-4766-7744-6 |