The 40s : the story of a decade
Summary
The 1940s are the watershed decade of the twentieth century, a time of trauma and upheaval but also of innovation and profound and lasting cultural change. This is the era of Fat Man and Little Boy, of FDR and Stalin, but also of Casablanca and Citizen Kane, zoot suits and Christian Dior, Duke Ellin... Full description
- Pt. I. The war
- Pt. II. American scenes
- Pt. III. Postwar
- Pt. IV. Character studies
- Pt. V. The critics : Books ; The current cinema ; The theatre ; Art & architecture ; Musical events ; Feminine fashions
- Pt. VI. Poetry
- Pt. VII. Fiction.