The Fifties and Sixties: A Lifestyle Revolution - Hardcover

Akhtar, Miriam; Humphries, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0752261916 ISBN 13: 9780752261911

Publisher: Macmillan UK, 2002

Synopsis

The Fifties and Sixties: A Lifestyle Revolution is a beautifully illustrated book that provides a fresh and original perspective on the 1950s and '60s. It uses the intimate stories of those who lived through these momentous decades to reveal how our way of life was transformed, and explores the path from rationing to rock 'n' roll, military service to the mini-skirt, and the age of austerity to the Swinging Sixties. It reveals how post-war prosperity brought new homes, mod cons, more adventurous food and drink, motoring for the masses, daring new fashions, the Pill, the sexual revolution, pop music, and the rise of the teenage generation.

About this title

About the Author:

Steve Humphries and Miriam Akhtar have a strong track record in writing successful social history books. Steve Humphries has produced eighty programmes for television and his book credits include A Secret World of Sex (Sidgwick and Jackson), The Call of the Sea (BBC Books) and Green and Pleasant Land (Channel 4 Books).

Review:

As part of the popular 'in colour' strand on ITV, this lavishly illustrated book provides a fascinating insight into the lifestyle revolution which changed people's life patterns irrevocably as post-war prosperity gradually replaced rationing after 1954.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan UK
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0752261916
• ISBN 13: 9780752261911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 187