Focus on Four Decades (4 bøger samlet)

Language: english. Cover: Hardback. 1. udgave fra 1989 på forlaget Wayland / Munksgaard 1995 Der er stødmærker på hjørner samt på top og bund af ryggene The Fifties ; af Tom Stacy (ISBN: 1-85210-722-7 / ISBN: 87-16-11584-8) The period from 1950 to 1959 saw enormous changes in society. In the uneasy peace wich followed the Second World War, austerity gradually gave way to affluence and more and more consumer goods became available. At the start of the decade, young people were expected to dress and behave like their parents. Most of them did, but there was a growing spirit of rebellion as teenagers began to develop their own tastes and express their own opinions. THE FIFTIES looks at this decade in a new way. The emphasis is on the style of the period and the dramatic social changes that took place, especially in those areas directly concerning young people - music, clothes, the media, leisure, youth culture and style. These are seen against the background of the decade's maijor historical, political and technological events. Contents/Indhold: Introduction ; Fashion ; Pop Music : The Media ; Leisure ; Youth Cultures ; Fifties Style ; Images of the Fifties. The Sixties ; Af Edward Grey (ISBN: 1-85210-723-5 / ISBN: 87-16-11582-9). The period from 1960 to 1969 was the time of a teenage explosion. As their parents grew more affluent, teenagers found themselves with more money to spend. New music and clothing industries sprang up to cater for their needs. During the sixties, young people were constantly in the news, whether because of fashions such as the miniskirt, pop froups like the Beatles, hippy communes or anti-war demonstrations... The Seventies ; af Michael Garrett (ISBN: 1-85210-724-3 / 87-16-11581-3) The period from 1970 to 1979 was a time of uncertainyt. The Eighties ; Af Edward Grey (ISBN: 1-85210-725-1 /87-16-11580-5) The period from 1980 to 1989 seemed to bring one disaster after another... Samlet vægt: 1412 gram