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
With Amusement for All contextualizes what Americans have done for fun since 1830, showing the reciprocal nature of the relationships among social, political, e
The first introductory textbook to situate popular culture studies in the United States as an academic discipline with its own history and approach to examining
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 anal
The second edition of Popular Culture in American History updates the text for a contemporary readership and explores academic developments in this area of stud