Rise of the Spectacular: America in the 1950s

By John Hannigan

Book Overview

In this prequel to Fantasy City (1998) sociologist John Hannigan travels back in time to the 1950s. Unfairly stereotyped as 'the tranquillized decade', America at mid-century hosted an escalating proliferation and conjunction of 'spectacular' events, spaces, and technologies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036790280X
• ISBN13: 9780367902803
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"