Loss of innocence : America's scandals in the post-war years /
Matthews, Melvin E.,
Loss of innocence : America's scandals in the post-war years / Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. - 1 online resource (x, 210 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The $64,000 question and the beginning of quiz mania (1955-1956) -- "Open skies" and the beginning of the U-2 program (1954-1957) -- Twenty-one, Herbert Stempel and Charles Van Doren (1956-1957) -- Sputnik (1957-1958) -- Berlin, the "kitchen debate," and the "spirit of Camp David" (1958-1959) -- The quiz show bubble bursts (1958-1959) -- The U-2 bubble bursts (1960) -- Tying up the loose ends (1960-1962) -- Aftermath : the expanding credibility gap.
"Loss of Innocence explores the sunny, innocent mood of post-War America and the budding skepticism that began to creep into the minds of an overly-credulous public in the 1950s. Taking the quiz show scandals of the 1950s and the U-2 spy incident of 1960 as examples, the book argues that these two events shook the public and began to erode their blind faith in government and institutions, creating a credibility gap that haunts us to this day"--
1628943564 (electronic book) 9781628943566 (electronic book) (paperback alkaline paper)
2019014477
1900-1999
Social values--United States--20th century.
Truthfulness and falsehood--United States.
Trust--United States.
Political corruption--United States.
U-2 Incident, 1960--Public opinion.
Television quiz shows--Public opinion.--United States--20th century
Fraud--United States.
Valeurs sociales--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Mensonge--États-Unis.
Confiance--États-Unis.
Corruption (Politique)--États-Unis.
Incident du U-2, 1960--Opinion publique.
Jeux-questionnaires télévisés--Opinion publique.--États-Unis--20e siècle
Fraude--États-Unis.
Fraud.
Political corruption.
Politics and government.
Public opinion.
Social values.
Trust.
Truthfulness and falsehood.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--20e siècle.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HN90.M6 / M38 2019
303.3/720973
Loss of innocence : America's scandals in the post-war years / Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. - 1 online resource (x, 210 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The $64,000 question and the beginning of quiz mania (1955-1956) -- "Open skies" and the beginning of the U-2 program (1954-1957) -- Twenty-one, Herbert Stempel and Charles Van Doren (1956-1957) -- Sputnik (1957-1958) -- Berlin, the "kitchen debate," and the "spirit of Camp David" (1958-1959) -- The quiz show bubble bursts (1958-1959) -- The U-2 bubble bursts (1960) -- Tying up the loose ends (1960-1962) -- Aftermath : the expanding credibility gap.
"Loss of Innocence explores the sunny, innocent mood of post-War America and the budding skepticism that began to creep into the minds of an overly-credulous public in the 1950s. Taking the quiz show scandals of the 1950s and the U-2 spy incident of 1960 as examples, the book argues that these two events shook the public and began to erode their blind faith in government and institutions, creating a credibility gap that haunts us to this day"--
1628943564 (electronic book) 9781628943566 (electronic book) (paperback alkaline paper)
2019014477
1900-1999
Social values--United States--20th century.
Truthfulness and falsehood--United States.
Trust--United States.
Political corruption--United States.
U-2 Incident, 1960--Public opinion.
Television quiz shows--Public opinion.--United States--20th century
Fraud--United States.
Valeurs sociales--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Mensonge--États-Unis.
Confiance--États-Unis.
Corruption (Politique)--États-Unis.
Incident du U-2, 1960--Opinion publique.
Jeux-questionnaires télévisés--Opinion publique.--États-Unis--20e siècle
Fraude--États-Unis.
Fraud.
Political corruption.
Politics and government.
Public opinion.
Social values.
Trust.
Truthfulness and falsehood.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--20e siècle.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HN90.M6 / M38 2019
303.3/720973