Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975

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Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest

LIBRARY JOURNAL 'BEST REFERENCE' 2012

Music, Politics, Fashion, Youth Culture – the period from 1950 to 1975 witnessed dramatic changes in society. There was the onset of Rock & Roll; the introduction of computers and credit cards; the boom of radio and television; and campaigns for black power, civil rights and women’s liberation. All around the world there were challenges to authority.

By focussing on substantial collections of original archival material – manuscript, typescript and ephemera – from key libraries in Britain and America – we provide the primary sources that will enable students and scholars to examine these issues in detail and at first hand:

• Changing Lifestyles, 1950-1975
• Youth Culture
• Student Protests
• Mai ‘68
• Popular Culture; TV; Music; Movies
• Civil Rights; Women’s Liberation; Minority Groups
• The Space Race
• Consumerism; Credit Cards; Computers
• Vietnam War
• Nuclear Disarmament

Key Feature: Video Clips

We include video clips from ITN Source and Huntley Film Archive.

Key Feature: Chronology

We also include a massive, multi-faceted chronology of the period – with embedded articles and images – that helps to contextualise all of the issues discussed.

Comparison to Other Collections:

Three key aspects that differentiate Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 from all others are:

• It covers a much broader period from 1950 to 1975
• It offers international coverage
• It includes original archival materials that will facilitate in-depth research and project work.

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