The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics - Hardcover

Schulman, B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684828146 ISBN 13: 9780684828145

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2001

Synopsis

During the past two decades, the 1970s have been trivialized, misunderstood, or dismissed as having kitsch value only. But as we move into a new millennium, the seventies are passing from pop culture into history. Bruce Schulman, the first historian to grapple with the seventies, here provides the only comprehensive history of America between 1968 and 1984. He argues persuasively that the "long decade" -- from Nixon's election to Reagan's reelection -- involved a crucial cultural and political shift.Beginning with Richard Nixon's "southern" strategy in 1968, to the rise of the Sunbelt cities and the explosion of country music, the 1970s saw the decline of the North's cultural dominance. By the end of the decade, the South had shed its rural, agricultural heritage and erased its reputation as hopelessly backward and impoverished. A transformed, commercialized southern white culture flourished and spread across the country.In an engaging blend of anecdote and analysis, Changes in Latitude provides the first real assessment of these crucial years, and the ways in which they changed America forever.

About this title

About the Author:

Bruce J. Schulman is Director of American Studies at Boston University. A frequent contributor to publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Schulman lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Synopsis:

Arguing that the 1970s were a formative decade in American history, the author probes the period between 1968 and 1984 for lessons about culture and politics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0684828146
• ISBN 13: 9780684828145
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334