{"product_id":"monsters-in-america-our-historical-obsession-with-the-hideous-and-the-haunting-9781481308823","title":"Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonsters\u003c\/i\u003e arrived in 2011--and now they are back. Not only do they continue to live in our midst, but, as historian Scott Poole shows, these monsters are an important part of our past--a hideous obsession America cannot seem to escape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoole's central argument in \u003ci\u003eMonsters in America\u003c\/i\u003e is that monster tales intertwine with America's troubled history of racism, politics, class struggle, and gender inequality. The second edition of \u003ci\u003eMonsters\u003c\/i\u003e leads readers deeper into America's tangled past to show how monsters continue to haunt contemporary American ideology.\u003cp\u003eBy adding new discussions of the American West, Poole focuses intently on the Native American experience. He reveals how monster stories went west to Sand Creek and Wounded Knee, bringing the preoccupation with monsters into the twentieth century through the American Indian Movement. In his new preface and expanded conclusion, Poole's tale connects to the present--illustrating the relationship between current social movements and their historical antecedents. This proven textbook also studies the social location of contemporary horror films, exploring, for example, how \u003ci\u003eGet Out\u003c\/i\u003e emerged from the context of the Black Lives Matter movement. Finally, in the new section \"American Carnage,\" Poole challenges readers to assess what their own monster tales might be and how our sordid past horrors express themselves in our present cultural anxieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the end of the book, Poole cautions that America's monsters aren't going away anytime soon. If specters of the past still haunt our present, they may yet invade our future. Monsters are here to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11803565\"\u003eW. Scott Poole\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 7.76w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481308823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1481308823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036000\"\u003eUnited States | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC022000\"\u003ePopular Culture\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. Scott Poole is Professor of History at the College of Charleston, where he teaches courses on monsters, pop culture, and American history. He is the author of several books, including a biography of H.P Lovecraft, which became a Bram Stoker award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eWasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find more scary stories from him on Twitter: @monstersamerica.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44483056304365,"sku":"9781481308823","price":58.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5f70e18f-966c-4ad2-8474-a56f3343fe3b.jpg?v=1700768208","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/monsters-in-america-our-historical-obsession-with-the-hideous-and-the-haunting-9781481308823","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}