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Arnold, Gordon

 
9781476677446: The Rise and Fall of the Future: America’s Changing Vision of Tomorrow, 1939-1986
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ISBN 10: 1476677441 ISBN 13: 9781476677446
Editorial: McFarland, 2020

Sinopsis

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.

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

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Editorial
McFarland
Año de publicación
2020
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1476677441
ISBN 13 
9781476677446
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
212
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