American Pop: Commercial Break - The 1950s Advertising Revolution

By Taylor Prescott

AMERICAN POP: Commercial Break - The 1950s Advertising Revolution offers a sharp, insightful journey through the golden age of American consumer culture. Far from a nostalgic tribute, this book critically examines how 1950s advertising reshaped not only markets but the very way Americans thought about identity, success, gender, fear, and belonging.

Drawing from real ads, historical analysis, and cultural commentary, Commercial Break reveals how advertisers in the Atomic Age sold not just products but dreams, anxieties, and social scripts that would define American life for decades to come. It explores how the nuclear family was manufactured as a marketing unit, how Cold War fears were commodified into everyday consumer habits, how gender roles were weaponized through domestic ideals, and how early innovations like market segmentation and motivational research quietly laid the groundwork for modern marketing.

Deeply researched but engagingly written, Commercial Break connects the glossy surfaces of 1950s advertising to the deeper cultural forces that still shape us today. It's a book about how the postwar dream was built-and how the promises of that era continue to echo in the way we live, shop, and imagine ourselves. Perfect for readers of cultural history, media studies, American studies, and anyone curious about the roots of our modern consumer world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6M4YKJ7
• ISBN13: 9798281591805
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"