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Discovering the history of your house and your neighborhood, by Betsy J. Green

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Discovering the history of your house and your neighborhood, by Betsy J. Green
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Discovering the history of your house and your neighborhood
Nature of contents
bibliography
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36274848892965
Responsibility statement
by Betsy J. Green
Summary
Every house has a story to tell. Whether you own an elaborate Victorian, cozy bungalow or cottage, ranch-style or are part of a newer subdivision, houses and property have unique histories that are just waiting to be uncovered. Researching the history of your house is fascinating and rewarding
Table Of Contents
Introduction: rising expectations and the challenge from World War II; 1. Psychology: Benjamin Spock, Carl Rogers, and the liberalizing impulse in the 1950s; 2. Religion: ballrooms, bingo, blue laws and Billy Graham - piety and secularization in 1950s America; 3. Sex: Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor and the sexual revolution in the postwar period; 4. Women: the rising status of women in the age of Eisenhower; 5. The youth culture: rock 'n roll, blue jeans, and the myth of opposition; 6. From original sin to self actualization: Jackson Pollock, Charlie Parker, and new notions of identity in postwar America; 7. Denouement: the normative lag and the role of religion in the transformation of American culture
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