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Unpredictable Past : Explorations in American Cultural History (93 Edition)
by Lawrence W. Levine
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"The future is certain," according to an old Soviet joke, "it is only the past that is unpredictable." But it is not solely in totalitarian societies that the past is contested terrain. Disagreements about the meaning and significance of past events and... ( read more)
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Consuming Russia : Popular Culture, Sex, and Society Since Gorbachev (99 Edition)
by Adele Marie Barker
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"This volume on post-Soviet Russian culture is noteworthy for its range and critical edge. The authors comment on the impact of Western productions and practices, as well as the reformulation of longstanding Russian traditions. Adele Barker is to be... ( read more)
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Way We Look : Dress and Aesthetics (2ND 98 Edition)
by Marilyn R. Delong
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This revision of a classic text explains and applies the basic elements of design and aesthetics for a variety of apparel professionals, such as retail merchandisers, clothing designers, and fashion journalists. Using her own theory of the apparel-body... ( read more)
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Inventing Popular Culture (03 Edition)
by John Storey
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [130]-139) and index.... ( read more)
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Blood Read : the Vampire As Metaphor in Contemporary Culture (97 Edition)
by Joan (ed.) Gordon
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Blood Read is a fresh look at an old form, offering lively, lucid insights into the contemporary explosion of vampire fiction. Nothing else like it exists. This book should set the terms for discussion about vampires for some time to come.--Brian... ( read more)
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Growing Up with Dick and Jane: Learning and Living the American Dream
by Carole Kismaric
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They're back! Growing Up with Dick and Jane reunites us with two old friends, Dick and Jane, who, for forty years, taught so many of us to read. Here's the all American brother and sister team. Look! It's Dick, in his striped polo shirts and shorts... ( read more)
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Real Boys' Voices
by William S Pollack
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In Real Boys, Dr. William Pollack explored the issues that most boys in our nation face today. In this fascinating follow-up bestseller, Pollack goes right to the source: boys ages 10 to 20-evoking the secret struggles and passions of America's... ( read more)
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Pirate's Dilemma : How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism (08 Edition)
by Matt Mason
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It started with punk. Hip-hop, rave, graffiti, and gaming took it to another level, and now modern technology has made the ideas and innovations of youth culture increasingly intimate and increasingly global at the same time. In The Pirate's Dilemma... ( read more)
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Making of Middlebrow Culture (92 Edition)
by Joan Shelly Rubin
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Joan Rubin here provides the first comprehensive analysis of this phenomenon, the rise of American middlebrow culture, and the values encompassed by it.... ( read more)
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On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (and Always Have) in the Future Tense
by David Brooks
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The author of the acclaimed bestseller Bobos in Paradise, which hilariously described the upscale American culture, takes a witty look at how being American shapes us, and how America's suburban civilization will shape the world's future. Take a look at... ( read more)
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China Pop: How Soap Operas, Tabloids, and Bestsellers Are Transforming a Culture
by Jianying Zha
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Using her constant contact (and, in many cases, friendship) with a dynamic group of young novelists, filmmakers, and artists in China, acclaimed writer Jianying Zha has compiled "a knowledgeable, eye-opening book. . . . (China Pop) draws a fresh and... ( read more)
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Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World
by Greg Critser
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In this astonishing expose, journalist Greg Critser looks beyond the sensational headlines to reveal why nearly 60 percent of Americans are now overweight. Critser's sharp-eyed reportage and sharp-tongued analysis make for a disarmingly funny and truly... ( read more)
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Mass Culture and Modernism in Egypt (96 Edition)
by Walter Armbrust
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Study of popular culture and the representation of modern life in Egypt.... ( read more)
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Manufacturing Tales: Sex and Money in Contemporary Legends (Publications of the American Folklore Society, New Series)
by Gary Alan Fine
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The mouse in the Coke bottle, the promiscuous cheerleader, the exploding Pop Rocks candy, the Kentucky Fried Rat. If the ballad and the fairy tale were the archetypal folklore forms of an earlier age, such contemporary legends constitute the preferred... ( read more)
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (P.S.)
by Eric Schlosser
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To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society. Fast food has hastened the malling of our... ( read more)
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Narratives in Popular Culture, Media, and Everyday Life (97 Edition)
by Arthur A. Berger
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Arthur Asa Berger elucidates narrative theory and applies it to readers' everyday experiences with popular forms of mass media. This unique book demonstrates how to interpret narratives while presenting the analysis in an accessible manner.... ( read more)
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Cigarettes Are Sublime
by Richard Klein
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Cigarettes are bad for you; that is why they are so good. With its origins in the author's urgent desire to stop smoking, Cigarettes Are Sublime offers a provocative look at the literary, philosophical, and cultural history of smoking. Richard Klein... ( read more)
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Advertising and Popular Culture (96 Edition)
by Jib Fowles
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Is it possible that consumers exploit advertising even more so than advertising exploits and influences our culture? Author Jib Fowles argues that consumers look to advertising to provide them with images that can assist them in negotiating the personal... ( read more)
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