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Popular Culture in American History (Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History)
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by Jim Cullen
Sales Rank: 213058
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Cover Type: Paperback with 328 pages
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell October 26, 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0631219587
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0631219583
Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 1.1 pounds
Product Review
"Popular Culture in American History is an immensely appealing - and successful - effort to do the impossible: to provide a series of thematic snapshots that effectively covers US cultural history. The selected primary sources are rich and provocative; the scholarly pieces represent a wide range of perspectives and approaches; the major themes treated will outfit students to undertake work far beyond the bounds of the topics explicitly included here; and the prose is sharp and always accessible. I've been waiting for a volume like this for some time, and I can't imagine that I'm alone." Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University
"More than a collection of essays, this book is a leap forward in the comprehension of the always-emerging cultural world around us, shrewdly historical but also utterly up-to-date, respectful but not uncritical of its subject, illuminating of the entire national experience." Mari Jo Buhle, Brown University
"Popular Culture in American History is designed to introduce undergraduate students to material that is informative yet easily readable [it] might serve as a good addition to any American history survey course: The introductions to each essay are concise and informative; the selections of primary sources are appropriate; and the discussion questions should help students in their understanding of the material. The briefly annotated suggestions for further reading at the conclusion of each essay serve as a good introduction to the topic discussed." History: Reviews of New Books
Product Description
Popular Culture in American History collects the most widely cited and important writings on three hundred years of American popular culture. Each of the ten essays serves as a case study of a particular moment, issue, or form of popular culture, from seventeenth-century chapbooks to hip hop. Pedagogical features include further reading lists, contextualizing editorial introductions, discussion questions and chronologies of key events.
Reader Reviews
I had to read this book for a university history course on popular culture. This was the required book for the course, but I found the recommended book to be much more interesting. Even the history majors in the class were less than enthusiastic with this book. It covers major popular culture issues through a series of essays, that are often quite dense and wordy. I give the book 3 stars, though, because I did learn many things I did not know before, and I enjoy that, but I would never, ever read this book again. I love to read, and I love to read history and most anything else, but the density of the essays were some of the most difficult and boring material. I would suggest the professor use the recommended book for the main text, and use this book as a recommended only option. The essays, however, were very well-written and covered items like chapbooks, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and rap music.
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