Sixty Years of Magazines

Traces the changes in American attitudes and tastes as reflected in magazine publishing since 1900. Depicts magazines in the first decade of the century as models of gentility and decorum. Describes the new wave of free thinking in the 20s, combined with an awakening interest in current social, national, and international problems which swept away some of the cultural cobwebs. Indicates that since 1945 the tone and content of magazines have reflected a growing sophistication and sharpened sense of living inevitable in a world of increasing complexity and insecurity.
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, Traces the changes in American attitudes and tastes as reflected in magazine publishing since 1900. Depicts magazines in the first decade of the century as models of gentility and decorum. Describes the new wave of free thinking in the 20s, combined with an awakening interest in current social, national, and international problems which swept away some of the cultural cobwebs. Indicates that since 1945 the tone and content of magazines have reflected a growing sophistication and sharpened sense of living inevitable in a world of increasing complexity and insecurity.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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