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Daughters of Aquarius
Women of the Sixties Counterculture
Inbunden, 2009
467 kr
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It was a sign of the sixties. Drawn by the promise of spiritual and creative freedom, thousands of women from white middle-class homes rejected the suburban domesticity of their mothers to adopt lifestyles more like those of their great-grandmothers. They eagerly learned 'new' skills, from …
Imagining Tombstone
The Town Too Tough to Die
Inbunden, 2016
413 kr
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When prospector “Ed” Schieffelin set out from Fort Huachuca in 1877 in search of silver, skeptics told him alL he’d find would be his own tombstone. What he did discover, of course, was one ofthe richest veins of silver in the West—a strike he wryly called Tombstone. Briefly a boomtown, in less …
Once Upon an American Dream
The Story of Euro Disneyland
Inbunden, 2000
683 kr
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Branded a ""cultural Chernobyl"" and the ""tragic kingdom"", the Euro Disney resort has been on its own thrill ride since opening in 1992. The much publicized version of the Magic Kingdom gave Europeans alcohol-free ""mocktails"", surly employees, even colours too muted for the Disney image. Facing …
Projecting Paranoia
Conspiratorial Visions in American Film
Av Ray Pratt
Häftad, 2002
384 kr
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A lit cigarette glows in the dark. A faceless voice describes sinister forces that are hard at work behind the scenes - a hidden conspiracy that controls our lives and perhaps even our thoughts. Then, like a ghost in the night, the voice is gone, leaving a residue of unease and a whisper of …
Black Manhood on the Silent Screen
Inbunden, 2002
529 kr
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In early-20th-century motion picture houses, offensive stereotypes of African Americans were as predictable as they were prevalent. However, few people realize that from 1915 to 1929 a number of African-American film directors worked diligently to counter such racist definitions of black manhood …
Reel History
In Defense of Hollywood
Häftad, 2002
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
331 kr
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History has been fodder for cinema from the silent era to the blockbuster present, a fact that has seldom pleased historians themselves. As pundits increasingly ponder ""how Hollywood fails history"", Robert Toplin counters with a provocative alternative approach to this enduring debate over the …
Steeltown U.S.a.
Work and Memory in Youngstown
Av Sherry Lee Linkon, John Russo
Häftad, 2002
309 kr
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Once the symbol of a robust steel industry and blue-collar economy, Youngstown, Ohio, and its famous Jeannette Blast Furnace have become key icons in the tragic tale of American deindustrialization. Sherry Lee Linkon and John Russo examine the inevitable tension between those discordant visions, …
America in the Seventies
Av Beth Bailey, Beth Bailey m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
341 kr
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Tucked between the activist Sixties and the conservative Eighties lies a largely misunderstood and still under-appreciated decade. Now nine leading scholars of postwar America offer a revealing look at the Seventies and their rightful place in the epic narrative of American history. This is the …
Ski Style
Sport and Culture in the Rockies
Inbunden, 2004
458 kr
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Visitors to Colorado's famous ski resorts embrace alpine adventures, luxurious amenities, and a glamorous nightlife, all against a backdrop of towering mountains and high-drifted snow. Wherever they go in search of fresh powder, one thing is certain: skiing has become a major part of recreational …
Legend of John Wilkes Booth
Myth, Memory, and a Mummy
Inbunden, 2004
426 kr
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A deformed thumb, a neck scar from a stage accident, and a broken left leg, the result of a dramatic leap. These were the telltale markings that for decades identified a sideshow attraction as the supposed body of John Wilkes Booth. They persuaded onlookers that Lincoln's assassin was not killed in …
Television in Black-and-white America
Race and National Identity
Av Alan Nadel
Inbunden, 2005
471 kr
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Alan Nadel's provocative new book reminds us that most of the images on early TV were decidedly Caucasian and directed at predominantly white audiences. Television did not invent whiteness for America, but it did reinforce it as the norm - particularly during the Cold War years. Nadel now shows …
Indians in Unexpected Places
Häftad, 2004
328 kr
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What is Geronimo doing sitting in a Cadillac? Why is an Indian woman in beaded buckskin sitting under a salon hairdryer? Such images startle and challenge our outdated visions of Native America. Philip Deloria's revealing accounts of Indians doing unexpected things - singing opera, driving cars, …
Picturing the New Negro
Harlem Renaissance Print Culture and Modern Black Identity
Inbunden, 2007
656 kr
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During the 1920s and 1930s, black artists and writers achieved something totally unprecedented: they created a new image of African Americans that truly reflected their times as well as their history. In so doing, they set the artistic agenda of the Harlem Renaissance and gave form to some of its …
American Angels
Useful Spirits in the Material World
Inbunden, 2007
458 kr
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From figurines to bumper stickers, Broadway to prime-time TV, angels have taken over America. Our fascination with angels has become big business but, as Peter Gardella shows, this phenomenon has extended well beyond the commercial world to attract and inspire people from all walks of life for a …
Counterculture Green
The Whole Earth Catalog and American Environmentalism
Inbunden, 2007
565 kr
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For those who eagerly awaited its periodic appearance, it was more than a publication: it was a way of life. ""The Whole Earth Catalog"" billed itself as ""Access to Tools,"" and it grew from a Bay Area blip to a national phenomenon catering to hippies, do-it-yourselfers, and anyone interested in …
It's Our Day
America's Love Affair with the White Wedding, 1945-2005
Inbunden, 2008
471 kr
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What's white, costs billions of dollars, and embodies the American dream? For years, a white-gowned bride, multi-tiered white cake, and shiny gold rings have been the central icons for a grand American tradition that remains vibrant despite changing times. Now Katherine Jellison gives us a …
Hip-hop Revolution
The Culture and Politics of Rap
Häftad, 2007
299 kr
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In this groundbreaking book, Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character. Deftly balancing an insider's love of the culture with a scholar's detached critique, he traces hip-hop's rise as a cultural juggernaut and persuasively …
ISpy
Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era
Häftad, 2007
387 kr
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'This book will change the way you think about today's new media technologies' - Daniel J. Solove, author of ""The Digital Person: Technology and Privacy in the Information Age"". Whether you're purchasing groceries with your Safeway 'club card' or casting a vote on ""American Idol"", those data …
Look of Catholics
Portrayals in Popular Culture from the Great Depression to the Cold War
Inbunden, 2010
683 kr
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Examines depictions of and by Catholics in American popular culture during the period between the Great Depression and the height of the Cold War. The author surveys the popular films, television, and photojournalism of the era that reimagined Catholicism as an important, even attractive, element …
Wanted Women
An American Obsession in the Reign of J. Edgar Hoover
Inbunden, 2010
458 kr
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Counterculture Green
The 'Whole Earth Catalog' and American Environmentalism
Häftad, 2007
387 kr
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For those who eagerly awaited its periodic appearance, it was more than a publication: it was a way of life. The Whole Earth Catalog billed itself as "Access to Tools," and it grew from a Bay Area blip to a national phenomenon catering to hippies, do-it-yourselfers, and anyone interested in …
Terrorism TV
Popular Entertainment in Post-9/11 America
Av Stacy Takacs
Häftad, 2012
399 kr
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The Fox-TV series 24 might have been in production long before its premier just two months after 9/11, but its story line—and that of many other television programs—has since become inextricably embedded in the nation’s popular consciousness. This book marks the first comprehensive survey and …
Indian-Made
Navajo Culture in the Marketplace, 1868-1940
Häftad, 2008
387 kr
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In works of silver and wool, the Navajos have established a unique brand of American craft. And when their artisans were integrated into the American economy during the late nineteenth century, they became part of a complex cultural and economic framework in which their handmade crafts conveyed …
Iconography of Malcolm X
Inbunden, 2013
509 kr
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From Detroit Red to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, the man best known as Malcolm X restlessly redefined himself throughout a controversial life. His transformations have appeared repeatedly in books, photographs, paintings, and films, while his murder set in motion a series of tugs-of-war among …
West Side Story' As Cinema
The Making and Impact of an American Masterpiece
Inbunden, 2013
529 kr
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For millions of moviegoers unable to see the original stage version of West Side Story, director Robert Wise’s adaptation was a cinematic gift that brought a Broadway hit to a mass audience. Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz argues that Wise’s film was not only hugely popular, but that it was also an artistic …
Carbon Nation
Fossil Fuels in the Making of American Culture
Av Bob Johnson
Inbunden, 2014
570 kr
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Fossil fuels power our cars, our food supply, our climate-controlled homes, our work, and our play. That much we know. What we understand less, and what this book makes clear, is how fossil fuels also condition Americans' sensory lives, erotic experiences, and aesthetics; how they structure what we …
Cherokee Kid
Will Rogers, Tribal Identity, and the Making of an American Icon
Av Amy M. Ware
Inbunden, 2015
638 kr
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Early in the twentieth century, the political humorist Will Rogers was arguably the most famous cowboy in America. And though most in his vast audience didn’t know it, he was also the most famous Indian of his time. Those who know of Rogers’s Cherokee heritage and upbringing tend to minimize its …
American Organic
A Cultural History of Farming, Gardening,Shopping, and Eating
Av O'Sullivan
Inbunden, 2015
467 kr
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In 1947, when J. I. Rodale, editor of Organic Gardening, declared, “the Revolution has begun,” a mere 60,000 readers and a ragtag army of followers rallied to the cause, touting the benefits of food grown with all-natural humus. More than a half century later, organic farming is part of a …
Friended at the Front
Social Media in the American War Zone
Inbunden, 2015
471 kr
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For most of us, clicking “like” on social media has become fairly routine. For a Marine, clicking “like” from the battlefield lets his social network know he’s alive. This is the first time in the history of modern warfare that US troops have direct, instantaneous connection to civilian life back …
