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Forster, Laurel.

British Culture and Society in the 1970s : the Lost Decade. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010. - 1 online resource (320 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-294) and index.

pt. I. narratives of politics and art -- pt. II. The media and social change -- pt. III. Youth cultures -- pt. IV. Film production contexts -- pt. V. Social spaces.

This collection of essays highlights the variety of 1970s culture, and shows how it responded to the transformations that were taking place in that most elusive of decades. The 1970s was a period of extraordinary change on the social, sexual and political fronts. Moreover, the culture of the period was revolutionary in a number of ways; it was sometimes florid, innovatory, risk-taking and occasionally awkward and inconsistent. The essays collected here reflect this diversity and analyse many ...

ISBN: 9781443818384 (electronic bk.) 1443818380 (electronic bk.) 9781443817349 (hbk.) 1443817341 (hbk.)

Standard No.: 9786612588167

Source: 258816 MIL

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB012294. bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015479253 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Since 1945
Geschichte 1970-1980.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nineteen seventies.
Années soixante-dix (Vingtième siècle)
HISTORY--Europe--Great Britain.
Civilization.
Manners and customs.
Nineteen seventies.
Kultur
Gesellschaft

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Civilization--1945-
Great Britain--Social life and customs--1945-
Grande-Bretagne--Civilisation--1945-
Great Britain.
Gro€britannien.

Subjects--Index Terms: British culture Culture Society

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DA566.4 B7387 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 941.0857