Next year will be better a memoir of England in the 1950s
The 1950s are often seen as the “grey decade”, marred by austerity, rationing and conformity. True, but Next Year Will Be Better also tells of skiffle, jazz, CND, Teds, the Angry Young Men, new movements in art and literature. Meanwhile there was work to be had, on building sites and on holiday camp...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Nottingham :
Five Leaves
2010
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991009505799708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
| Summary: | The 1950s are often seen as the “grey decade”, marred by austerity, rationing and conformity. True, but Next Year Will Be Better also tells of skiffle, jazz, CND, Teds, the Angry Young Men, new movements in art and literature. Meanwhile there was work to be had, on building sites and on holiday camps. And there was the joys of Eel Pie Island, Soho, hearing Louis Armstrong, playing jazz and being kissed by Allen Ginsberg |
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| Physical Description: | 367 p. : il. ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781905512911 |
