Class: image and reality in Britain, France and the U.S.A. since 1930

History

MARWICK, Arthur

Europe

Collins

Women at War, 1914-18

Fontana

Examines the class structure of England, France, and the U.S. and its perception by academia, government, and the public

Class: Image and Reality in Britain, France and the USA Since 1930

HarperCollins, Publishers

High and popular culture; family, race, gender and class relations; sexual attitudes and material conditions; science and technology - the diversity of social developments in Britain from 1945 to 2002 are thoroughly explored in this new edition of aclassic text. 'Something of a tour de force... Without serious distortion or omission he moves dexterously through a wide variety of sources, ranging from poetry through film and novels to opinion polls.. it is astonishing how much he gets in' Times Educational Supplement 'An enjoyable, readable, usable achievement which leads the field' John Vincent, Sunday Times

British Society Since 1945: New Edition (Social Hist of Britain)

Penguin??Books

A history book examining high and popular culture, family, race, gender and class relations, sexual attitudes and material conditions, and science and technology. A new section covers current social and economic problems and Britain's relationship with the European Union.

British Society Since 1945 (The Pelican Social History of Britain Series) (Social Hist of Britain)

Reference

British Society Since 1945 3rd Edition

World

Penguin Uk

British Society Since 1945: Fourth Edition (The Penguin Social History of Britain)

Literature & Fiction

Literary

If the World Wars defined the first half of the twentieth century, the sixties defined the second half, providing the pivot on which modern times have turned. From popular music to individual liberties, the tastes and convictions of the Western world are indelibly stamped with the impact of that tumultuous decade. Now one of the world's foremost historians provides the definitive look at this momentous time. Framing the sixties as a period stretching from 1958 to 1974, Arthur Marwick argues that this long decade ushered in nothing less than a cultural revolution--one that raged most clearly in the United States, Britain, France, and Italy. Writing with wit and verve, he brilliantly recaptures the events and movements that shaped our lives: the rise of a youth subculture across the West; the impact of post Beat novels and New Wave cinema; the sit ins and marches of the civil rights movement; Britain's surprising rise to leadership in fashion and music; the emerging storm over Vietnam; the Paris student rising of 1968; the new concern for poverty; the growing force of feminism and the gay rights movement; and much more. As Marwick unfolds his vivid narrative, he illuminates this remarkable era--both its origins and its impact. He concludes that it was a time that saw great leaps forward in the arts, in civil rights, and in many other areas of society and politics. But the decade also left deep divisions still felt today. Written with tremendous force of insight and narrative power, The Sixties promises to be the single most important account of the single most important decade of our times.

The Sixties: Cultural Revolution in Britain, France, Italy, and the United States, c.1958-c.1974

Americas

Oxford University Press

The Sixties: Cultural Transformation in Britain, France, Italy and the United States, c. 1958 - c. 1974

The "Arts" hold a revered and respected place within modern Western society--but what exactly defines "culture"? What gives it this enigmatic status? What influences its composition and propagation? What controls and limitations is it subject to? And what can it achieve within our world? Arthur Marwick tackles these issues head on, with a detailed and eclectic account of the arts in the West since the Second World War. He looks at the full range of possible candidates for the category of "art", from both high and popular culture: from literature to pulp fiction, from art-house cinema to soap-opera, art music to rock and pop. The book also looks at the fascinating diversity of twentieth-century art in the context of the social, technological, and political events, movements, and developments that have shaped our history--such as the holocaust, television, and feminism. Marwick examines how these factors have affected the cultural output of Western society since 1945, and in turn how art has fed back its own agenda and priorities into society.

The Arts in the West since 1945

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

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