Michael Scheibach

Atomic Narratives and American Youth

Coming of Age with the Atom, 1945-1955

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, numerous "atomic narratives"--books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks, movies, and television programs--addressed the implications of the bomb. Post-World War II youth encountered atomic narratives in their daily lives at school, at home and in their communities, and were profoundly affected by what they read and saw. This multidisciplinary study examines the exposure of American youth to atomic narratives during the ten years following World War II. In addition, it examines the broader "social narrative of the atom," which included educational, social, cultural, and political activities that surrounded and involved American youth. The activities ranged from school and community programs to movies and television shows to government-sponsored traveling exhibits on atomic energy. The book also presents numerous examples of writings by postwar adolescents, who clearly expressed their conflicted feelings about growing up in such a tumultuous time, and shows how many of the issues commonly associated with the sixties generation, such as peace, fellowship, free expression, and environmental concern, can be traced to this earlier generation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780786415663
• ISBN-10: 0786415665
• Artikelnr.: 22242965

Autorenporträt

Independent historian Michael Scheibach has written three books on the early Cold War and edited an anthology of governmental publications related to the atomic bomb and civil defense. He has a doctorate in American studies and taught for several years as an adjunct professor. He lives in Miami, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Prologue: Sunday, August 5, 1945     
Preface     
Introduction: Postwar Adolescents and the Atomic Bomb     
1. Future Homemakers and Boy Cadets:
      School Activities for "Atom-Agers"     
2. Mouse Traps and Chain Reactions:
      Atomic Education in the Classroom     
3. Communism, Democracy, and Civil Defense:
      High School Days and Drills     
4. Brotherhood, Self-Reliance, and Survival:
      Senior Scholastic in Text and Images     
5. Growing Up "in a Circus Like This":
      Atomic Repercussions in the Movies     
6. Paper Bombs and Atomic Airwaves:
      The World of Print, Radio, and Television     
7. "...to Escape the Fury of the Blast":
      Young Voices of a New Generation     
8. The Fusion of Youth Culture     
Epilogue: 1955     
Appendix A: Atomic Narratives for the Classroom     
Appendix B: "Hydrogen, the Explosive"     
Appendix C: Film and Television Chronology     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index