Richard Francis
Richard Francis is a biographer, historian of American culture, and novelist. He was an American Studies Research Fellow at Harvard, and taught American literature at the universities of Missouri and Manchester. He is now Professor of Creative ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Obituaries in American Culture
 A look back, to look ahead: This book takes a look at obituaries over time in American culture. It's an interesting look at a piece of human life that often falls by the wayside. Over time our memories and conceptions concerning death, the way our lives [... more]
CDN$18.75
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Russell Lynes
Russell Lynes (1910-1991) was an art historian, cultural critic, author, photographer, and managing editor of Harper's Magazine. His articles for Harper's and Life in 1949 made parsing American culture into highbrow, upper or lower middlebrow, ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Everything But the Burden
White kids from the 'burbs are throwing up gang signs. The 2001 Grammy winner for best rap artist was as white as rice. And blond-haired sorority sisters are sporting FUBU gear. What is going on in American culture that's giving our nation a ... [... more]
Random House |
Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia is University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She is the author of Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson; Sex, Art, and American Culture; and ... [... more]
Random House |
Dale Thomajan
A kiss is just a kiss, but famous movie lines last forever, and many have become permanently part of American culture. For silver-screen fanatics and current blockbuster buffs, GREAT MOVIE LINES collects and strings together the best of them into ... [... more]
Random House |
Regina Barreca
With wit, humor, and an engaging style, Barreca considers the evolving roles of husbands and wives in American culture, and reveals how the static myths that many women cling to can lead to unhappiness in today's changing world. Perfect Husbands ... [... more]
Random House |
Herb Jordan
Herb Jordan is a legal scholar, composer, and commentator on American culture. He taught at the University of Michigan Law School, where he received the L. Hart Wright Outstanding Faculty Member Award. He is also a recipient of the Thomas M. ... [... more]
Random House |
American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture
good start: This book is good in a sense that it gives you a general idea about the American culture. Also, it provides a list of references (books and movies) at the end of each chapter for people who want to learn more about the subject presented on [... more]
CDN$36.95
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American Culture, American Tastes Social Change And The ...
From Amazon.com: Intellectuals are often accused of viewing mass entertainment with contempt, fear, or condescension. The rise of cultural-studies programs in prestigious universities, however, reveals that this perception couldn't be further from the [... more]
CDN$25.95
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The Seventies: The Great Shift In American Culture, ...
The decade of disillusionment, disco, and disassimilation: I have a preoccupation with the 1970's, as I should've lived in America and become more Americanized during that formative period of my youth. Well, guess what? I did a little, but not enough of [... more]
CDN$27.95
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Fundamentalism and American Culture
Quality History of an Important Period of American History: The reviews above by Aitkin and Huchison are very helpful, but I felt it was important to add two points. The fourth part- Interpretations- deals with scholarly understanding of the movement [... more]
CDN$18.95
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