Wednesday 19 October 2011

A request.

Can anyone suggest any good books on the American 70s, similar to "When the lights went out" etc

6 comments:

William said...
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William said...

Its a bit more academic and specific than 'When the Lights Went Out' but 'Rebel Rank and File' is good http://www.versobooks.com/books/282-rebel-rank-and-file

Richard C said...

"The Seventies" by Bruce J. Schulman is rather good, as I recall. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/030681126X

carl said...

Nice one, gents!

Phil Knight said...

"The Culture Of Narcissism" by Christopher Lasch is pretty essential imho.

David K Wayne said...

Hoberman's 'The Dream Life' is good for the interface between movies/spectacle and politics, but it kinda stops around 1974. Also, 'Hollywood From Vietnam to Reagan' is good on ideological shifts, if your going for a film angle. Then for a good overview of the hippie/occult influence on 70s lifestyles, there's Gary Lachman's 'Turn Off Your Mind'.