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Popular Culture in the Fifties

Popular Culture in the Fifties

Popular Culture in the Fifties

Frank A Salamone / Frank A. Salamone / Frank ASalamone

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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2001
Materia
Historia de América
ISBN:
9780761821038
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In this book, Frank A. Salamone looks at the United States in the 1950s through its popular culture. He examines movies, transportation, television, advertising, music, fads, and all other aspects of the period. Its famous celebrities are placed in context and examined from that perspective.

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