Mad Men and Politics: Nostalgia and the Remaking of Modern America

By: Lilly J. Goren and Linda Beail

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Synopsis: Mad Men, using the historical backdrop of the many events that came to demarcate the 1960s, has presented a beautifully-styled rendering of this tumultuous decade, while teasing out a number of themes that resonate throughout the show and connect to the contemporary discourses that dominate today's political landscape. The chapters of this book analyze the most important dimensions explored on the show, including issues around gender, race, prejudice, the family, generational change, the social movements of the 1960s, our understanding of America's place in the world, and the idea of work in the post-war period. Mad Men and Politics provides the reader with an understanding not only of the topics and issues that can be easily grasped while watching, but also contemplates our historical perspective of the 1960s as we consider it through the telescope of our current condition.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 288 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781501306372
Related ISBNs:: 9781501306341, 9781501306341
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:: 11/24/18
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Lilly J. Goren
Edited by:: Linda Beail