With amusement for all : a history of American popular culture since 1830

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With amusement for all : a history of American popular culture since 1830 / LeRoy Ashby. - Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2012. - XXXIX, 648 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Author

Ashby LeRoy. Autor

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Książki

Subject

Kultura masowa Społeczeństwo. Historia Stany Zjednoczone

Domain

Historia Kultura i sztuka

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amusements United States history social conditions popular culture civilization

Popular culture is a central part of everyday life to many Americans. Personalities such as Elvis Presley, Oprah Winfrey, and Michael Jordan are more recognizable to many people than are most elected officials. With Amusement for All is the first comprehensive history of two centuries of mass entertainment in the United States, covering everything from the penny press to Playboy, the NBA to NASCAR, big band to hip hop, and other topics including film, comics, television, sports, dance, and music. Paying careful attention to matters of race, gender, class, technology, economics, and politics, LeRoy Ashby emphasizes the complex ways in which popular culture simultaneously reflects and transforms American culture, revealing that the world of entertainment constantly evolves as it tries to meet the demands of a diverse audience.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [587]-612) and index.