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| The New Age of AnxietyRead about the effects of WWII on Europe and the West. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_World_War_II | ||
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| See this background on the history of the United Nations. | ||
| http://www.un.org/aboutun/history.htm | ||
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| Read about the Charter of the United Nations. | ||
| http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/history/ | ||
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| Find out more about the United Nations at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations | ||
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| See this definition of "superpower" at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpower | ||
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| Find out about the world the superpowers made. | ||
| http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/cold/articles/suri.html | ||
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| The Cold WarSurvey this brief history of the cold war of the Atomic Age. | ||
| http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/index.shtml | ||
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| Find out more about the cold war and the superpowers. | ||
| http://www.learnhistory.org.uk/coldwar/index.htm | ||
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| Find out about the origins of the cold war. | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture14.html | ||
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| Read about McCarthyism in the 1950s. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism | ||
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| Tour the Cold War Museum | ||
| http://www.coldwar.org/ | ||
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| Find out about America in the 1950s. | ||
| http://intranet.dalton.org/ms/8th/students/decades99/Muffins1950/Pages/index.html | ||
( http://intranet.dalton.org/ms/8th/students/decades99/Muffins1950/Pages/index.html ) | ||
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| See this brief timeline of America from 1950–1960. | ||
| http://www.fashion-era.com/1950s/1950s_9_timeline_chart.htm | ||
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| The Space AgeNASA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Space Age. | ||
| http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/SpaceAge/index.html | ||
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| The Space Race provides information on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs. | ||
| http://www.thespacerace.com/ | ||
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| The Great Images in NASA database presents many, many amazing images documenting NASA missions and projects. | ||
| http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ | ||
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| Wikipedia gathers a variety of sources on the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11 | ||
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| The Civil Rights EraRead this introduction to the African American Civil Rights Movement. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955-1968) | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955-1968) ) | ||
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| See this introduction to the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. | ||
| http://www.cr.nps.gov/nR/travel/civilrights/intro1.htm | ||
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| Explore the Civil Rights Movement in the African American Odyssey Part I. | ||
| http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html | ||
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| Explore the Civil Rights Movement in the African American Odyssey Part II. | ||
| http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9b.html#09c | ||
( http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9b.html#09c ) | ||
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| Review this timeline for the Civil Rights Movement. | ||
| http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html | ||
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| See this timeline with milestones. | ||
| http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html | ||
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| See this introduction to Rosa Parks at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks | ||
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| Read this introduction to Rosa Parks. | ||
| http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1 | ||
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| See this biography of Martin Luther King Jr. | ||
| http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html | ||
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| Browse the Television News on Civil Rights. | ||
| http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/civilrightstv/filmIndex1955.html | ||
( http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/civilrightstv/filmIndex1955.html ) | ||
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| Find out about the history of black separatism. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_separatism | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_separatism ) | ||
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| See this introduction to Malcolm X from Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X | ||
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| Read this biography of Malcolm X. | ||
| http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/199/Malcolm_X_showed_a_unique_side_of_... | ||
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| Listen to the words and legacy of Malcolm X at this NPR site. | ||
| http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4507696 | ||
( http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4507696 ) | ||
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| ExistentialismExplore this primer to existentialism. | ||
| http://www.tameri.com/csw/exist/exist.html | ||
( http://www.tameri.com/csw/exist/exist.html ) | ||
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| Compare and contrast Heidegger's "false self" with Sartre's "bad faith." | ||
| http://members.tripod.com/%7Ejonmills/Dasein.htm | ||
( http://members.tripod.com/%7Ejonmills/Dasein.htm ) | ||
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| Review this guide to understanding Sartre. | ||
| http://radicalacademy.com/studentrefphiljh.htm | ||
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| Late Modern Feminism: The New WaveMeet the feminist existentialist, Simone de Beauvoir. | ||
| http://www.webster.edu/%7Ewoolflm/beauvoir.html | ||
( http://www.webster.edu/%7Ewoolflm/beauvoir.html ) | ||
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| See this biographical timeline. | ||
| http://www.thecry.com/existentialism/debeauvoir/beauvbio.html | ||
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| Find out if The Second Sex is an application of Sartrean Existentialism. | ||
| http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Gend/GendSimo.htm | ||
( http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Gend/GendSimo.htm ) | ||
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| Survey these scholarly articles from Labyrinth dedicated to de Beauvoir's The Second Sex. | ||
| http://phaidon.philo.at/%7Eiaf/Labyrinth/Lab99-1.html | ||
( http://phaidon.philo.at/%7Eiaf/Labyrinth/Lab99-1.html ) | ||
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| Read Kate Millett's "Sexual Politics." | ||
| http://www.marxists.org/subject/women/authors/millett-kate/theory.htm | ||
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| Explore these philosophy and feminist theory websites. | ||
| http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/philos.htm | ||
( http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/philos.htm ) | ||
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| StructuralismSee this introduction to structuralism at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralism | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralism ) | ||
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| Read about Claude Lévi-Strauss at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_L%C3%A9vi-Strauss | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_L%C3%A9vi-Strauss ) | ||
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| Find out about Michel Foucault. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Foucault | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Foucault ) | ||
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| Explore the elements of structuralism as it applies to literary theory. | ||
| http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/struct.html | ||
( http://www.brocku.ca/english/courses/4F70/struct.html ) | ||
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| The Turbulent 1960sSee this history of the U.S. from 1964–1980 at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1964-1980) | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1964-1980) ) | ||
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| Find out about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the National Security Archive. | ||
| http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/ | ||
( http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/ ) | ||
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| Visit the JFK Assassination Homepage. | ||
| http://www.jfk-assassination.de/ | ||
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| Explore the National Archives' JFK resources. | ||
| http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/index.html | ||
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| Read about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | ||
| http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/K/htmlK/kingmartin/kingmartin.htm | ||
( http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/K/htmlK/kingmartin/kingmartin.htm ) | ||
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| Explore Vietnam Online. | ||
| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/ | ||
( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/ ) | ||
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| Visit Battlefield Vietnam. | ||
| http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/ | ||
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| Visit this site on the Vietnam War. | ||
| http://vietnam.vassar.edu/ | ||
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| Find out why 1968 was the "Year of the Barricades." | ||
| http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture15.html | ||
( http://www.historyguide.org/europe/lecture15.html ) | ||
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| Visit this site to explore life in the 1960s. | ||
| http://www.sixties.net/sixties.htm | ||
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| Explore this BBC site, "I Love the 60s." | ||
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/60sindex.shtml | ||
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/60sindex.shtml ) | ||
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| Late Modernism in the ArtsExplore these flashpoints of culture shock. | ||
| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/index_1.html | ||
( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/index_1.html ) | ||
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| Photo-RealismSee this short definition of photo-realism and browse the examples. | ||
| http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/p/photorealism.html | ||
( http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/p/photorealism.html ) | ||
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| Read about photo-realism in Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photorealism | ||
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| Conceptual ArtSee this definition of conceptual art from Artlex. | ||
| http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/c/conceptualart.html | ||
( http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/c/conceptualart.html ) | ||
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| Explore the subject of conceptual art at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_art | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_art ) | ||
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| View these works of conceptual art at the Guggenheim Collection. | ||
| http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/movement_works_Conceptual_art_0.html | ||
( http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/movement_works_Conceptual_art_0.html ) | ||
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| Abstract ExpressionismRead about abstract expressionism at the WebMuseum. | ||
| http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/abs-expr.html | ||
( http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/abs-expr.html ) | ||
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| Explore the subject of abstract expressionism at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_expressionism | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_expressionism ) | ||
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| Find out more about abstract expressionism and see examples. | ||
| http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/abex/hd_abex.htm | ||
( http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/abex/hd_abex.htm ) | ||
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| View these works of abstract expressionism at the Guggenheim Collection. | ||
| http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/movement_works_Abstract_Expressionism_0.html | ||
( http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/movement_works_Abstract_Expressionism_0.html ) | ||
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| Pop Art and Op ArtRead about pop art from the Webmuseum. | ||
| http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/pop-art.html | ||
( http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/pop-art.html ) | ||
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| View the works of these pop artists. View the photo icon at the top of this page. | ||
| http://www.biddingtons.com/content/pedigreepop.html | ||
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| Explore the subject of op art at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_Art | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_Art ) | ||
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| Read more about op art and see examples. | ||
| http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/o/opart.html | ||
( http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/o/opart.html ) | ||
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| Kinetic ArtRead about kinetic art at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_art | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_art ) | ||
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| Find out about the life and works of Calder. | ||
| http://www.calder.org/ | ||
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| Take this guided tour of Calder's work in the National Gallery of Art. | ||
| http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/calder/realsp/room1-enter.htm | ||
( http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/calder/realsp/room1-enter.htm ) | ||
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| Late Modern Popular MusicFind out about the subject of popular music at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music ) | ||
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| Visit this site on the history of rock and roll. | ||
| http://www.scaruffi.com/history/index.html | ||
( http://www.scaruffi.com/history/index.html ) | ||
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| Explore the subject of rock and roll at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll ) | ||
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| Read about the British Invasion of rock and roll. | ||
| http://search.eb.com/britishinvasion/home.html | ||
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| Visit this official website of the Beatles. | ||
| http://www.beatles.com/ | ||
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| Film as the 20th Century ArtFind out about the history of cinematography. | ||
| http://www.precinemahistory.net/ | ||
( http://www.precinemahistory.net/ ) | ||
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| Read about the philosophy of film. | ||
| http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/film/ | ||
( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/film/ ) | ||
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| Find out more about the subject of film at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film | ||
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| Explore "Inventing Entertainment" from the Edison Motion Picture and Sound Recording Companies. | ||
| http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html | ||
( http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html ) | ||
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| See how Hollywood films are made. | ||
| http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema/ | ||
( http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema/ ) | ||
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| Late Modern Mass Media and Mass CultureRead this history of the television industry. | ||
| http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/tv-history.html | ||
( http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/tv-history.html ) | ||
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| Explore the subject of mass production at Wikipedia. | ||
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass-produced | ||
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass-produced ) | ||
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| Read this site about creating the culture of consumption. | ||
| http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Consumption/Rise.asp | ||
( http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Consumption/Rise.asp ) | ||
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| See this article on "American Women and the Making of Modern Consumer Culture." | ||
| http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol1no1/peiss-text.html | ||
( http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol1no1/peiss-text.html ) | ||
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| Survey "Theoretical Approaches to Mass Media." | ||
| http://people.bath.ac.uk/hssbpn/theories%20of%20media.htm | ||
( http://people.bath.ac.uk/hssbpn/theories%20of%20media.htm ) | ||
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| Explore this historical analysis of American popular culture. | ||
| http://www.wsu.edu/%7Eamerstu/pop/hist.html | ||
( http://www.wsu.edu/%7Eamerstu/pop/hist.html ) | ||
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| See and hear this Media History Project. | ||
| http://mediahistory.umn.edu/ | ||
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| Read this contemporary overview of mass media in America. | ||
| http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_9/randle/ | ||
( http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_9/randle/ ) | ||
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| Journalist and author James Lileks presents a cornucopia of diverse (and usually humorous) resources on modern life, midcentury mass and popular culture, and 20th century urbanity. | ||
| http://www.lileks.com/ | ||
( http://www.lileks.com/ ) | ||
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| D23, the official Disney fan club, presents the Walt Disney Archives. | ||
| http://d23.disney.go.com/wdarchives.html | ||
( http://d23.disney.go.com/wdarchives.html ) | ||
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| Bill Young presents a comprehensive set of resources pertaining to the 1964–65 New York World's Fair. | ||
| http://www.nywf64.com/ | ||
( http://www.nywf64.com/ ) | ||
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| Bill Cotter presents a dazzling array of New York World's Fair images. | ||
| http://www.worldsfairphotos.com/ | ||
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| Urso Chappel's Expo Museum contains many resources relating to the international expositions and unofficial World's Fairs of the 19th–21st centuries. | ||
| http://www.expomuseum.com/index.htm | ||
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| Werner Weiss's Yesterland provides a historical look at Walt Disney's midcentury pop culture masterpiece, Disneyland. | ||
| http://www.yesterland.com/ | ||
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| Explore midcentury modern architecture and decorative arts, including "Googie" and "Aloha," at Chris Jepsen's "Space Age City." | ||
| http://www.spaceagecity.com/ | ||
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