The Arts in the 1970s - Cultural Closure (Paperback)

Were the 1970s really "the devils decade"? Images of strikes, galloping inflation, rising unemployment and bitter social divisions evoke a period of unparalleled economic decline, political confrontation and social fragmentation. But how significant were the pessimism and self-doubt of the 1970s, and what was the legacy of its cultural conflicts? Covering the entire spectrum of the arts - drama, television, film, poetry, the novel, popular music, dance, cinema and the visual arts - "The Arts in the 1970s" challenges received perceptions of the decade as one of cultural decline. The collection breaks new ground in providing a detailed analysis of the cultural production of the decade as a whole, providing an invaluable resource for all those involved in cultural, media and communications studies.