"Its teenage interviewees--post-war baby boomers who had grown up in a landscape of increasing wealth and materialism--spoke candidly about their distrust of politicians, their discovery of the birth control pill and their fear of a third world war.
"The backdrop was a soundtrack of Beatles-style beat, or the rhythms of Blue Beat fresh from Jamaica, easy-to-come-by jobs, modern jazz and 'continental' films."
In a 2014 article, BBC News revisits the 1964 book Generation X.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Right Old Mess
Labels:
1960s,
books,
Britain,
social history,
sociology,
twentieth century,
youth
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