Decade of nightmares, the end of the sixties and the making of eighties America, Philip Jenkins
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- Problèmes sociaux -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- United States -- History -- 1961-1969
- Politics and government
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Social problems
- Conflit culturel -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Culture conflict -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Conservatisme + États-Unis + Histoire + 20e siècle
- History
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
- Problèmes sociaux + États-Unis + Histoire + 20e siècle
- Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politieke cultuur
- Since 1900
- Conflit culturel + États-Unis + Histoire + 20e siècle
- Geschichte 1960-1990
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1969-
- Social conditions
- Politische Kultur
- Culture politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- USA
- Conservatism
- United States -- History -- 1969-
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1961-1969
- États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 1945-
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-1989
- Culture politique + États-Unis + Histoire + 20e siècle
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1961-1969
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1969-
- United States
- Political culture
- Social problems -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 1945-
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-1989
- Conservatisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Sociale processen
- Culture conflict
- Cultuurverandering
- Geschichte 1960-1990.
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Decade of nightmares, the end of the sixties and the making of eighties America, Philip Jenkins
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-332) and index
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Decade of nightmares
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bibliography
Oclc number
61204278
Responsibility statement
Philip Jenkins
Sub title
the end of the sixties and the making of eighties America
Summary
Drawing on a wide array of sources--including tabloid journalism, popular fiction, movies, and television shows--Philip Jenkins argues that a remarkable confluence of panics, scares, and a few genuine threats created a climate of fear that led to the conservative reaction. He identifies 1975 to 1986 as the watershed years. During this time, he says, there was a sharp increase in perceived threats to our security at home and abroad. At home, America seemed to be threatened by monstrous criminals--serial killers, child abusers, Satanic cults, and predatory drug dealers, to name just a few. On the international scene, we were confronted by the Soviet Union and its evil empire, by OPEC with its stranglehold on global oil, by the Ayatollahs who made hostages of our diplomats in Iran. Increasingly, these dangers began to be described in terms of moral evil. Rejecting the radicalism of the '60s, which many saw as the source of the crisis, Americans adopted a more pessimistic interpretation of human behavior, which harked back to much older themes in American culture. This simpler but darker vision ultimately brought us Ronald Reagan and the ascendancy of the political Right, which more than two decades later shows no sign of loosening its grip.--from publisher description
Table of contents
Mainstreaming the sixties -- Going too far : Bicentennial America -- Against the grain -- The politics of children : 1977 -- Predators -- Captive America : 1980 -- Into the Reagan era -- Evil empires -- Dark victories -- The abuse epidemic -- Wars without end
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