American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade [4 volumes]
- ISBN-10
- 0313364117
- ISBN-13
- 9780313364112
- Series
- American Pop
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 1712
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-12-30
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Bob Batchelor
Description
Pop culture is the heart and soul of America, a unifying bridge across time bringing together generations of diverse backgrounds. Whether looking at the bright lights of the Jazz Age in the 1920s, the sexual and the rock-n-roll revolution of the 1960s, or the thriving social networking websites of today, each period in America's cultural history develops its own unique take on the qualities define our lives.American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade is the most comprehensive reference on American popular culture by decade ever assembled, beginning with the 1900s up through today. The four-volume set examines the fascinating trends across decades and eras by shedding light on the experiences of Americans young and old, rich and poor, along with the influences of arts, entertainment, sports, and other cultural forces. Whether a pop culture aficionado or a student new to the topic, American Pop provides readers with an engaging look at American culture broken down into discrete segments, as well as analysis that gives insight into societal movements, trends, fads, and events that propelled the era and the nation. In-depth chapters trace the evolution of pop culture in 11 key categories: Key Events in American Life, Advertising, Architecture, Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics, Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Music, Sports and Leisure Activities, Travel, and Visual Arts. Coverage includes: How Others See Us, Controversies and scandals, Social and cultural movements, Trends and fads, Key icons, and Classroom resources. Designed to meet the high demand for resources that help students study American history and culture by the decade, this one-stop reference provides readers with a broad and interdisciplinary overview of the numerous aspects of popular culture in our country. Thoughtful examination of our rich and often tumultuous popular history, illustrated with hundreds of historical and contemporary photos, makes this the ideal source to turn to for ready reference or research.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2017-01-01
- 64 pages
- Ebook
- Twenty-First Century Books ™
-
- 2017-01-01
- 64 pages
- Ebook
- Millbrook Press
Similar books
-
Indigenous Pop: Native American Music from Jazz to Hip Hop
By Jan Johnson, Jeff Berglund, Kimberli Lee"This book is an interdisciplinary discussion of popular music performed and created by American Indian musicians, providing an important window into history, politics, and tribal communities as it simultaneously complements literary, ...
-
Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes
By Adilifu NamaAmerican Pop Culture and Black Superheroes Adilifu Nama ... Way ofthe Dragon (1972), and Enter the Dragon (1973), that starred an Asian man, Bruce Lee, ushered in the American fascination with martial arts, a trend which eventually made ...
-
American Pop Art
By Lawrence AllowayThe works in the volume are those exhibited in the Whitney Museum's American Pop Art survey - the first major retrospective exhibit of this exhilarating contemporary art whose principal themes...
-
American Pop Art in France: Politics of the Transatlantic Image
By Liam ConsidineWarhol. Paris: Ileana Sonnabend, 1964. Weinhart, Martina. Peter Saul. Cologne: Snoeck Verlagsgessellschaft mbH, 2017. Weitman, Wendy. Pop Impressions: Europe/USA: Prints and Multiples from the Museum of Modern Art. New York: MoMA, 1999.
-
The History of American Pop
By Stuart A. Kallen... American pop can be heard in Egyptian hip hop, Iranian heavy metal, German rock, Japanese bluegrass, South African country and western, and Chinese “boy bands.” As Starr and ... american Life T he lyrics 8 THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN POP.
-
Cross-Cultural Influences between Japanese and American Pop Cultures: Powers of Pop
By Kendra N. Sheehan... Images from the Region of the Pueblo Indians of North America.” In Images from the Region of the Pueblo Indians of North America, 1–58. Cornell University Press, 1995. http://www ... North American Indigenous Body in Motion in the Land 231.
-
The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Book
By Inc, Entertainment WeeklyThis annual issue is filled with questions to stump even the most devoted popculture fanatic. Brimming with trivia, it contains hundreds of brain teasers, ultimate fan challenges and tests of classic TV.
-
Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes
By Adilifu NamaThe book also demonstrates how these figures overtly represent or implicitly signify social discourse and accepted wisdom concerning notions of racial reciprocity, equality, forgiveness, and ultimately, racial justice.
-
California Crazy: American Pop Architecture
By Jim HeimannIn this vivid new examination of a rogue architectural style, discover the roadside structures of California.
-
Maury: The Story of an American Pop Culture Institution
By Denise NoeMaury spills the secrets of how this show's potpourri of rebellious teenagers, controlling men and their downtrodden women, glamorous gender benders, and the famous paternity tests routinely come into America's homes.