A History of Popular Culture
Title | A History of Popular Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond F. Betts |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2004-07-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134598394 |
Surveying a range of topics, this lively and informative survey provides an up-to-date, thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the Second World War.
With Amusement for All
Title | With Amusement for All PDF eBook |
Author | LeRoy Ashby |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 713 |
Release | 2006-05-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0813123976 |
With Amusement for All contextualizes what Americans have done for fun since 1830, showing the reciprocal nature of the relationships among social, political, economic, and cultural forces and the ways in which the entertainment world has reflected, changed, or reinforced the values of American society.
Popular Culture in American History
Title | Popular Culture in American History PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Cullen |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 309 |
Release | 2013-04-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0470673656 |
The second edition of Popular Culture in American History updates the text for a contemporary readership and explores academic developments in this area of study over the last decade. Fully revised second edition with over 50 percent new material Compact and classroom-friendly format Includes the best writing on popular culture from the 1970s onwards Essays examine pivotal moments, issues, and genres in American popular culture, from the ‘penny press’ to the Internet
Popular Culture
Title | Popular Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Imre Szeman |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2017-09-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1119140331 |
Popular Culture: A User’s Guide, International Edition ventures beyond the history of pop culture to give readers the vocabulary and tools to address and analyze the contemporary cultural landscape that surrounds them. Moves beyond the history of pop culture to give students the vocabulary and tools to analyze popular culture suitable for the study of popular culture across a range of disciplines, from literary theory and cultural studies to philosophy and sociology Covers a broad range of important topics including the underlying socioeconomic structures that affect media, the politics of pop culture, the role of consumers, subcultures and countercultures, and the construction of social reality Examines the ways in which individuals and societies act as consumers and agents of popular culture
A History of Popular Culture
Title | A History of Popular Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond F. Betts |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780415221276 |
This informative survey provides a thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the World War II. Raymond Betts considers the rapid diffusion and "hybridization" of popular culture as the result of three conditions of the world
The History of Popular Culture
Title | The History of Popular Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Norman F. Cantor |
Publisher | |
Pages | 840 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Civilization |
ISBN |
A collection of more than 150 studies in social and cultural history written by respected scholars and incisive commentators whose primary concern is human behavior and the nature of human society.
A History of Popular Culture
Title | A History of Popular Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond F. Betts |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0415674360 |
This book explores the rapid diffusion and 'hybridization' of popular culture as the result of three conditions of the world since the end of World War II: instantaneous communications, widespread consumption in a market-based economy and the visualization of reality. It considers the dominance of American entertainment media and habits of consumption, assessing adaptation and negative reactions to this influence.