{"product_id":"popular-culture-in-american-history-isbn-9780470673652","title":"Popular Culture in American History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003ePopular Culture in American History\u003c\/i\u003e updates the text for a contemporary readership and explores academic developments in this area of study over the last decade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully revised second edition with over 50 percent new material\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompact and classroom-friendly format\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes the best writing on popular culture from the 1970s onwards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays examine pivotal moments, issues, and genres in American popular culture, from the ‘penny press’ to the Internet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments to the First Edition xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Worldwide Web of Popular Culture 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 New News 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLittle Sheets of News and Varieties: The Penny Wonder in New York City by Isabelle Lehuu 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from “Great Astronomical Discoveries Recently Made,” from the Sun (Friday, August 28, 1835) 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The World of the Stage 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare in America by Lawrence Levine 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from Representative Men, by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1850) 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Racy Appeal of the Minstrel 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Blackface Lore Cycle by W. 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Lhamon, Jr. 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Nineteenth-Century Minstrel Shows 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Western Values 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen and the Language of Men by Jane Tompkins 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst excerpt from The Virginian, by Owen Wister (1902) 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond excerpt from The Virginian, by Owen Wister (1902) 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Moving Images 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNickel Madness by Robert Sklar 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpts from The Spirit of Youth, by Jane Addams (1909) 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Waves of Selling 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguments over Broadcast Advertising by Susan Smulyan 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from “Sponsoritis,” from Radio Revue magazine (1930) 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Firmament of Stardom 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFool’s Paradise: Frank Sinatra and the American Dream by Jim Cullen 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Why the Americans Are So Restless in the Midst of Their Prosperity,” from Volume 2 of Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville (1840) 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Seeing Television 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReality Bites by Susan J. Douglas 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpts from After All, by Mary Tyler Moore (1995) 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Rapping Hip-Hop 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust Keeping It Real by Tricia Rose 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpts from Ladies First, by Queen Latifah (1999) 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Tangled Web 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emperor’s New Modem by Lee Siegel 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsider the Source: 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcerpt from The Art of Democracy, by Jim Cullen (2002) 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource Credits 279\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Cullen\u003c\/b\u003e is Chair of the high-profile Fieldston School in New York, and a book review editor for the History News Network. His published works include \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War Era: An Anthology of Sources\u003c\/i\u003e (with L. Cullen-Sizer, Wiley-Blackwell, 2005)\u003ci\u003e, Essaying the Past: How to Read, Write and Think About History, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), and \u003ci\u003eSensing the Past: Hollywood Stars and Historical Visions\u003c\/i\u003e (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroducing almost half a century of the best scholarship on popular culture in the USA, this fully revised second edition has a more focused historical remit, with analysis and primary source material from the 1830s to the present. Each main essay examines a pivotal moment, issue or genre in American popular culture, from the ‘penny press’ to the Internet. Long-term trends, such as the blurring of once-sharp distinctions between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture, are also explored.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition, along with its extended reading lists, illuminating contextual commentary, and chronologies of major events, make it an ideal undergraduate text for media and cultural studies courses. With enhanced presentation of scholarly and primary source material aimed at prompting and guiding student discussions, this carefully assembled selection offers both a historical overview and detailed cultural analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This stunning collection of essays and sources is indispensable for the study of popular culture. Jim Cullen knows more about the subject than anyone, and this second edition gives us a sweeping vision of the making and meaning of American popular culture.\" ? \u003ci\u003eLouis P. 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