The Seventies

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Most of us think of the 1970s as an "in-between" decade, the uninspiring years that happened to fall between the excitement of the 1960s and the Reagan Revolution. A kitschy period summed up as the "Me Decade," it was the time of Watergate and the end of Vietnam, of malaise and gas lines, but of nothing revolutionary, nothing with long-lasting significance. In the first full history of the period, Bruce Schulman, a rising young cultural and political historian, sweeps away misconception after misconception about the 1970s. In a fast-paced, wide-ranging, and brilliant reexamination of the decade's politics, culture, and social and religious upheaval, he argues that the Seventies were one of the most important of the postwar twentieth-century decades. The Seventies witnessed a profound shift in the balance of power in American politics, economics, and culture, all driven by the vast growth of the Sunbelt. Country music, a southern silent majority, a boom in "enthusiastic" religion, and southern California New Age movements were just a few of the products of the new demographics. Others were even more profound: among them, public life as we knew it died a swift death. The Seventies offers a masterly reconstruction of high and low culture, of public events and private lives, of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Evel Knievel, est, Nixon, Carter, and Reagan. From The Godfather and Network to the Ramones and Jimmy Buffett; from Billie jean King and Bobby Riggs to Phyllis Schlafly and NOW; from Proposition 13 to the Energy Crisis; here are all the names, faces, and movements that once filled our airwaves, and now live again. The Seventies is powerfully argued, compulsively readable, and deeply provocative.

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Genre : History
Author : Bruce J. Schulman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release : 2001-08-07
File : 353 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780743219488


The Seventies

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The Seventies is must reading for anyone who wants to revisit that glam decade and the contributions it made to our culture. The contributors take you on a fascinating journey that looks at the Black Panthers, Jonestown, glam rock, black action films and gay male subcultures as well as including queer rereadings of cultural phenomena, examinations of clothing and seventies bodies, and an essay on the meaning of sound in the seventies.

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Genre : Art
Author : Shelton Waldrep
Publisher : Routledge
Release : 2013-11-26
File : 330 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781136690686


Needs Of Elementary And Secondary Education For The Seventies

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Genre : Federal aid to education
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. General Subcommittee on Education
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Release : 1970
File : 430 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105009918256


American Culture In The 1970s

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The 1970s was one of the most culturally vibrant periods in American history. This book discusses the dominant cultural forms of the 1970s - fiction and poetry; television and drama; film and visual culture; popular music and style; public space and spectacle - and the decade's most influential practitioners and texts: from Toni Morrison to All in the Family, from Diane Arbus to Bruce Springsteen, from M.A.S.H. to Taxi Driver and from disco divas to Vietnam protesters. In response to those who consider the seventies the time of disco, polyester and narcissism, this book rewrites the critical engagement with one of America's most misunderstood decades.Key Features*Focused case studies featuring key texts and influential writers, artists, directors and musicians*Chronology of 1970s American Culture*Bibliographies for each chapter and a general bibliography on 1970s Culture*14 black-and-white illustrations

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Will Kaufman
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Release : 2009-02-19
File : 264 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780748631537


Needs Of Elementary And Secondary Education For The Seventies

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Genre : Educational planning
Author :
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Release : 1970
File : 1016 Pages
ISBN-13 : UIUC:30112012404478


A Foreign Economic Policy For The 1970 S

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Genre : United States
Author : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Foreign Economic Policy
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Release : 1970
File : 1308 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCAL:$B687364


Sexual Culture In Germany In The 1970s

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This book is the first attempt to present a comprehensive picture of LGBT culture in the two German states in the 1970s. Starting from the common view of the decade between the moderation of the German anti-sodomy law in 1968 (East) and 1969 (West) and the first documented case of AIDS (1982) as a ‘golden age’ for queer politics and culture, this edited collection traces the way this impression has been shaped by cultural production. The chapters ask: What exactly made the 1970s a 'legendary decade'? What was its revolutionary potential and what were its path-breaking political and aesthetic strategies? Which elements, movements and memories had to be marginalized in order to facilitate the historical construction of the 'legendary decade'? Exploring the complex picture of gay, lesbian and – to a lesser extent – trans cultures from this time, the volume provides fascinating insights into both canonized and marginalized texts and films from and about the decade.

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Genre : History
Author : Janin Afken
Publisher : Springer Nature
Release : 2019-12-11
File : 299 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783030274276


The Multinational Corporation And International Investment July 27 30 1970

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Genre : United States
Author : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee. Subcommittee on Foreign Policy
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Release : 1970
File : 228 Pages
ISBN-13 : MINN:31951D03250882Z


The Big Guitar Chord Songbook The Seventies

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The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: The Seventies is here: Now you can sing and play all your favourite hits from the Seventies. Over 80 rock and pop classics from the likes ABBA, Tom Petty, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley and more. Each song is arranged in the original keys, complete with full lyrics, guitar chord boxes and a playing guide. The setlist includes : - All The Young Dudes [Mott The Hoople] - American Girl [Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers] - Angie [The Rolling Stones] - Band On The Run [Wings] - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Simon & Garfunkel] - Coz I Luv You [Slade] - Dancing Queen [ABBA] - Don't Stop [Fleetwood Mac] - Free Bird [Lynyrd Skynyrd] - Get It On [T Rex] - I Will Survive [Gloria Gaynor] - Jolene [Dolly Parton] - Layla [Derek And The Dominos] - Lola [The Kinks] - My Sharona [The Knack] - My Sweet Lord [George Harrison] - No Woman, No Cry [Bob Marley & The Wailers] - One Way Or Another [Blondie] - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) [Elton John] - Teenage Kicks [The Undertones] - The Jean Genie [David Bowie] - The Passenger [Iggy Pop] - Wuthering Heights [Kate Bush] And many more!

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Genre : Music
Author : Wise Publications
Publisher : Wise Publications
Release : 2002-04-22
File : 192 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781783231645


Transportation Planning And Priorities For The Seventies

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Genre : Transportation and state
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Transportation
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Release : 1974
File : 112 Pages
ISBN-13 : UIUC:30112104105611