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Popular culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 : rock and roll, counterculture, peace and protest.

Original primary sources on society, music, politics, fashion and youth culture from 1950 to 1975. Photos, video, music, fanzines, magazines, press kits, ads and other archival material from the time document the dramatic changes in society. Topics which can be researched include the onset of Rock &...

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Format: Database
Language:English
Published: Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, 2011-
Subjects:
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1945- > Sources.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989 > Sources.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 20th century > Sources.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century > Sources.
Databases.
Primary source.
1900-1999
Counterculture > Great Britain > History > 20th century > Databases.
Great Britain.
Electronic reference sources.
Online Access:http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=http://coral.library.tamu.edu/resourcelink.php?resource=3683
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Summary:Original primary sources on society, music, politics, fashion and youth culture from 1950 to 1975. Photos, video, music, fanzines, magazines, press kits, ads and other archival material from the time document the dramatic changes in society. Topics which can be researched include the onset of Rock & Roll; the introduction of computers and credit cards; the boom of radio and television; campaigns for black power, civil rights and women's liberation; Vietnam war and the Space Race.
Published:Began in 2011.
Item Description:Includes material about the following people: Richard Nixon, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), Neil Armstrong, David Bowie, Angela Davis, Bob Dylan, Che Guevara, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin, John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Marilyn Monroe, Yoko Ono, Mary Quant, Ringo Starr, Twiggy, Andy Warhol, Harold Wilson, Norman Thomas, Ronald Reagan, Harold Macmillan, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, Marlon Brando.
Includes material on the following topics: popular culture, entertainment, counterculture, celebrity, censorship, underground activities, civil rights, liberation, music, film, student activism, feminism, women's rights, gay and lesbian rights, youth culture, mass media, fashion, Black Panther Party, Third World Liberation Front, Socialist Party.
Reproduced from original materials held by the following repositories and individuals: Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University; The National Archives, Kew; Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley; University of Sussex Special Collections; Barclaycard Group; Barry Miles; Beaulieu National Motor Museum; BIBA; Bill Harry; British Telecom; Huntley Film Archive; ITN Source; Mirrorpix; NASA; OZ Archive; Robert Opie; The People's History Museum.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.