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_aHN 59 _b.G447 2011 |
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_aGitlin, Martin. _9111022 |
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_aThe baby boomer encyclopedia / _cMartin Gitlin. |
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_aSanta Barbara, Calif. : _bGreenwood, _cc2011. |
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_axxiv, 231 p. : _bill. _c25 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | _a as well as influential and controversial television program and movies. General social topics such as racism,homosexuality,marriage and infidelity, and sex are illuminated. | ||
| 520 | _aCovers a wide range of subjects,including politics and activitism,entertainment,the economy,arts and culture, health, religion,lifestyle,events,family life,and sports. The entries deal with specific aspects of those topics, including influential people and movements of time that proved significant to the generation as a whole or where Boomers made an impact. The individuals,topics,and events featured represent all eras of Boomer existence from 1946 to the present. The politically oriented entries focus on significant events in the history of the generation,including the assassinations of Kennedys and Martin Luther King Jr.,the Vietnam War and antiwar movement, Watergate, the Iran hostage crisis, and the Iraqui War.Features entries about several cultural revolutions,such as the civil rights movement,environmentla movement,and women's movements as well as long-standing philosophies that greatly influenced many Boomers for short period of time, including radicalism and idealismof the 1960s and early 1970s and the wave of conservatism of the late 1970s and early 1980s.The arts and culture entries cover a wide range of individuals , including rock-and-roll icons the Beatles,Bob Dylan,the Rolling Stones,Led Zeppelin,and U2 | ||
| 520 | _aentertainers Jack Nicholson,Dustin Hoffman, and Mary Tyler Moore | ||
| 520 | _aliterary greats Ken Kessy, Norman Mailer,and Dr.Seuss | ||
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_aBaby boom generation _zUnited States _9107142 |
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_aMiddle-aged persons _zUnited States _9107656 |
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