nineteen fifties

Documents important events in politics, the arts, sciences, and popular culture that occurred in the United States during the decade of the 1950s, alphabetically arranged by topic from Abstract expressionism to China.

Examines significant people and events in the history of the United States during the 1950s, covering disasters, entertainment, trends, politics, the arts, science and technology, sports, society, economy, fashion, and activities. Includes a time line, glossary, and photographs.

Chronicles some of the major events and people from the 1950s including the Korean War, Elvis Presley, television sitcoms such as "I Love Lucy, " rock and roll, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights movement.

Presents overviews of daily life, youth, and ten aspects of popular culture--advertising, architecture and design, fashion, food and drink, leisure, literature, music, performing arts, travel and recreation, and visual arts--in the 1950s, and includes a list of product prices from that decade and a further reading list.

Provides accounts of key events that occurred during the 1950s in the areas of science, technology, transportation, the economy, society, literature, art and architecture, fashion, stage and screen, music, sports and recreation, and war, and includes photographs and primary sources.

A six-volume set with alphabetically arranged entries providing information on the people, events, political, social, economic, and cultural developments, technological advances, policies, and tragedies that shaped the 1950s.

Presents a pictorial history of the people and events around the world during the 1950s including the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the atomic age and the Cold War, fashions, films, and rock and roll, and much more.

Contains over six hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on topics, terms, people, and events of the 1950s in the United States and Canada, each with suggestions for further reading, and includes category, personage, photo, and subject indexes, as well as a time line, and other reference lists.

Traces changes in fashion during the 40s and 50s including military styles, utility clothes, Dior glamour, and the modernist look.