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...

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Main Author: Matthews, Melvin E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Algora Publishing, [2019]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 210 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1628943564
9781628943566

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