Carnival Culture: The Trashing of Taste in America
- ISBN-10
- 0231078315
- ISBN-13
- 9780231078313
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Author
- James B. Twitchell
Description
Examines the changes in publishing, movie making, and television programming since the 1960s that have affected Americans' tastes.
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