1980 : America's pivotal year / Jim Cullen.

"1980 was a turning point in American history. When the year began, it was still very much the 1970s, with Jimmy Carter in the White House, a sluggish economy marked by high inflation, and the disco still riding the airwaves. When it ended, Ronald Reagan won the presidency in a landslide, inaugurati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cullen, Jim, 1962- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Nineteen eighties.
Mass media > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1981-1989.
United States > Civilization > 1970-
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Civilization.
Mass media.
Politics and government.
Popular culture.
United States.
Since 1900
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Nineteen eighty
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Facing Janus
  • On the cusp : American politics and culture in 1979
  • Wind shear : the political cultures of 1980
  • The closing of Heaven's Gate : Hollywood in transition
  • Starting over : pop music's future goes back to the past
  • Ebb and flow : tidal shifts in broadcast television
  • Turning the page : the publishing industry in 1980
  • Inflection point : Autum 1980
  • Conclusion: Inaugurating the eighties.