Loss of innocence :: America's scandals in the post-war years /

"Loss of Innocence explores the sunny, innocent mood of post-War America and the budding skepticism that began to creep into the minds of an overly-credulous public in the 1950s. Taking the quiz show scandals of the 1950s and the U-2 spy incident of 1960 as examples, the book argues that these...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Matthews, Melvin E. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Algora Publishing, [2019]
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:DE-862
DE-863
Zusammenfassung:"Loss of Innocence explores the sunny, innocent mood of post-War America and the budding skepticism that began to creep into the minds of an overly-credulous public in the 1950s. Taking the quiz show scandals of the 1950s and the U-2 spy incident of 1960 as examples, the book argues that these two events shook the public and began to erode their blind faith in government and institutions, creating a credibility gap that haunts us to this day"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 210 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1628943564
9781628943566

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Volltext öffnen