Description
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
Author: Jim Cullen
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 04/01/2013
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780470673652
ISBN10: 0470673656
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | General
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Popular Culture
About the Author
Jim Cullen is Chair of the high-profile Fieldston School in New York, and a book review editor for the History News Network. His published works include The Civil War Era: An Anthology of Sources (with L. Cullen-Sizer, Wiley-Blackwell, 2005), Essaying the Past: How to Read, Write and Think About History, Second Edition (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), and Sensing the Past: Hollywood Stars and Historical Visions (2013).