1974

Scenes from a Year of Crisis

Nick Rennison author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oldcastle Books Ltd

Published:29th Nov '23

Should be back in stock very soon

1974 cover

1974 WAS A YEAR OF MAJOR CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD.
Presidents resigned, emperors were deposed, and new governments came to power. On both sides of the Atlantic, major political figures left the scene, either through resignation or electoral defeat. Leaders of nations died. Regimes crumbled.
In society, the second wave of feminism grew in strength and the rights of historically underrepresented groups were more powerfully asserted. The BBC aired the first lesbian kiss on British TV. In Italy, the right to divorce was protected in a landmark referendum. However, terrorism and the pursuit of political ends through violence became ever more commonplace.
The arts and entertainment industries were in the midst of a period of great creativity and innovation. In America, Scorsese, Spielberg and Coppola were making their mark. Popular music was arguably at a low point but the first stirrings of the punk revolution to come could be heard in New York clubs. And a Swedish band that were to become a phenomenon won the Eurovision Song Contest.
The roots of many aspects of today's society which we take for granted lie in the 1970s and particularly in this, the decade's pivotal year.

Breezy and very readable canter through a seminal 12 months... a finely judged balance between conversational anecdote and genuine insight * Observer *
Rennison proves a chatty and amiable guide [and] offers an enjoyable and evocative ramble down Memory Lane * Telegraph *

Hugely entertaining... often wryly amusing... plenty of light entertainment and colourful anecdote

-- Mail on Sunday

Rennison makes an enjoyable and often wry case for that year being a key moment

-- BBC History Magazine 

ISBN: 9780857305824

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

256 pages