Loss of innocence : America's scandals in the post-war years / Melvin E. Matthews, Jr.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Algora Publishing, [2019]Description: 1 online resource (x, 210 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 1628943564
- 9781628943566
- Social values -- United States -- 20th century
- Truthfulness and falsehood -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Trust -- United States
- Political corruption -- United States
- U-2 Incident, 1960 -- Public opinion
- Television quiz shows -- United States -- 20th century -- Public opinion
- Fraud -- United States
- Valeurs sociales -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle
- Mensonge -- États-Unis
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 20e siècle
- Confiance -- États-Unis
- Corruption (Politique) -- États-Unis
- Incident du U-2, 1960 -- Opinion publique
- Jeux-questionnaires télévisés -- États-Unis -- 20e siècle -- Opinion publique
- Fraude -- États-Unis
- Fraud
- Political corruption
- Politics and government
- Public opinion
- Social values
- Trust
- Truthfulness and falsehood
- United States
- U-2 Incident (1960)
- 1900-1999
- 303.3/720973 23
- HN90.M6 M38 2019
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"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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.
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