A history of popular culture : more of everything, faster, and brighter

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Label

A history of popular culture : more of everything, faster, and brighter

Title remainder

more of everything, faster, and brighter

Statement of responsibility

Raymond F. Betts

Creator

• Betts, Raymond F

Subject

• History
• Populaire cultuur
• Popular culture
• Amerikanisatie
• Popular culture -- History
• Culture populaire -- Histoire

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

"This survey provides a thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the Second World War. Raymond F. Betts considers the rapid diffusion and "hybridization" of popular culture as the result of three conditions of the world since the end of World War Two: instantaneous communications, widespread consumption in a market-based economy and the visualization of reality. Betts considers the dominance of American entertainment media and habits of consumption, assessing adaptation and negative reactions to this influence." "Directed at students and general readers concerned with the dimensions and forms of popular culture, the book provides an engaging introduction to this pervasive and ever-changing subject."--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

306/.09/04

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

CB427

LC item number

.B46 2004

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography