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The Fifties The Fifties David Halberstam The Fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that Halberstam regards as seminal in determining what our nation is today. Halberstam offers portraits of… OL109601W
HISTORY OF POPULAR CULTURE: MORE OF EVERYTHING, FASTER AND BRIGHTER HISTORY OF POPULAR CULTURE: MORE OF EVERYTHING, FASTER AND BRIGHTER RAYMOND F. BETTS This lively and informative survey provides a thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the Second World War. Raymond Betts considers the rapid diffusion and … OL13625447W
Popular Culture of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson Popular Culture of Shakespeare, Spenser and Jonson Mary Ellen Lamb Breaking new ground by considering productions of popular culture from above, rather than from below, this book draws on theorists of cultural studies, such as Pierre Bourdieu, Roger Chartier and Joh… OL13666185W
Pop culture Pop culture Shirley Fedorak "While usually associated with facets of commercial culture, pop culture can and must be analyzed as an important part of material, economic, and political culture. The author begins by defining popu… OL15522432W
Asian popular culture in transition Asian popular culture in transition John A. Lent "Examines contemporary consumption practices in South Korea, China, India, Japan, and Singapore and both updates and extends popular culture studies of the region. Through an interdisciplinary lens, … OL16319196W
The Boy Who Could Change the World The Boy Who Could Change the World Aaron Swartz La 4e de couverture indique : "Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) etait programmeur informatique, essayiste et hacker-activiste. Convaincu que l'acces a la connaissance constitue le meilleur outil d'emancipati… OL17312502W
Hella nation Hella nation Evan Wright Rolling Stone writer Wright offers 12 tales of outsiders, people more or less living off the grid in mainstream America. He profiles, for example, a member of Delta Company in Kandahar in southeaster… OL18603270W
The lesbian menace The lesbian menace Sherrie A. Inness Electroshock. Hysterectomy. Lobotomy. These are only three of the many "cures" to which lesbians have been subjected in this century. How does a society develop such a profound aversion to a particul… OL1885581W
Rolling stone Rolling stone Calif.) Rolling Stone (San Francisco "The important events, people and ideas of that decade with intriguing eyewitness reports and analysis in seventy insightful essays, one hundred evocative photos and a comprehensive ten-year timeline… OL19699852W
Cultural hegemony in the United States Cultural hegemony in the United States Lee Artz,Bren A. Murphy "Popular usage equates hegemony with dominance - a meaning far from Antonio Gramsei's original concept where hegemony appears as a contested culture that meets the minimum needs of the majority while… OL20544849W
Law and popular culture Law and popular culture Michael Asimow,Shannon Mader "This book explores the interface between law and popular culture, two subjects of enormous current importance and influence. Exploring how they affect each other, each chapter discusses a legally th… OL20582070W
Are you entertained? Are you entertained? Simone C. Drake,Dwan K. Henderson "ARE YOU ENTERTAINED? re-examines Blackness in popular culture in the digital age. Inspired by Stuart Hall's essay "What is this 'Black' in Black popular culture?" this book contains essays and inter… OL20935618W
Creative margins Creative margins Alison L. Bain "Suburbs can be incubators of creativity: innovative and complex, but all too often underappreciated. In Creative Margins, Alison L. Bain documents the unique role of Canadian artists and cultural wo… OL22329462W
Communication, culture and hegemony Communication, culture and hegemony Jesús Martín B. "Important contribution to Latin American cultural studies focuses on popular culture within a general theory of hegemony. Also relates how mass media define national identities"--Handbook of Latin A… OL2428292W
Ceci est une icône Ceci est une icône Francesca Bonazzoli Les auteures s'interrogent sur ce qui fait passer certaines oeuvres d'art au statut d'icône populaire. L'ouvrage révèle les histoires d'une trentaine de chefs-d'oeuvre et dévoile la manière dont chac… OL24934570W
Männerphantasien Männerphantasien Klaus Theweleit Vor 40 Jahren erschien mit Männerphantasien Klaus Theweleits große Untersuchung über die sexuelle, psychologische und soziopolitische Vorgeschichte des Nationalsozialismus in der Weimarer Republik. D… OL2818695W
An A-Z of NZ An A-Z of NZ Kevyn Male Ever wanted to bottle the essence of the Kiwi lifestyle? It's an elusive brand, but a good place to start sniffing for it is in Kevyn Male's gallery of all things Enzed. Tip-Top, Buzzy Bee, Edmonds a… OL29250498W
Bring on the Apocalypse Bring on the Apocalypse George Monbiot In this collection of essays on money, religion, war, power, culture and nature, the author explains why we are heading into an uncertain future in which peace and sound politics are paramount to our… OL3050085W
Pop Culture Arab World! Pop Culture Arab World! Andrew Hammond Pop Culture Arab World! is the first volume to explore the full scope of Arab cultural life since World War II. The book reveals a homogeneous yet richly diverse culture across the Arab nations.||In-… OL3679761W
The triumph of vulgarity The triumph of vulgarity Robert Pattison The Triumph of Vulgarity in a thinker's guide to rock 'n' roll. Rock music mirrors the tradition of nineteenth-century Romaniticsm, Robert Patison says. Whitman's "barbaric yawp" can still be heard i… OL4475810W
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