{"product_id":"1974-scenes-from-a-year-of-crisis-hardcover","title":"1974: Scenes from a Year of Crisis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Rennison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Watergate scandal, deposition of Haile Selassie and the expulsion of Solzhenitsyn from the Soviet Union, to ABBA's landmark victory at the Eurovision Song Contest and the production of the very first Volkswagen Golf--a concise, entertaining survey of an important year in 20th-century history, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of 1974. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1974 was a year of major changes around the world.\u003cp\u003ePresidents resigned, emperors were deposed and new governments came to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn society, the second wave of feminism grew in strength and the rights of gays and ethnic minorities were more powerfully asserted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe arts and the entertainment industry were in the midst of a period of great creativity and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe roots of many aspects of today's societies which we take for granted lie in the 1970s and particularly in this, the pivotal year of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNICK RENNISON \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, editor and bookseller with a particular interest in the Victorian era and in crime fiction. He is the editor of six anthologies of short stories for No Exit Press, plus \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Polar Exploration, Peter Mark Roget: A Biography, Freud and Psychoanalysis, Robin Hood: Myth, History \u0026amp; Culture \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBohemian London\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Oldcastle Books. He is a regular reviewer for both\u003ci\u003e The Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e BBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.8 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764158726432,"sku":"9780857305824","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6b57dc8e1e6f6b01d065de0172bf9d1f.webp?v=1780244296","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/1974-scenes-from-a-year-of-crisis-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}