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The highly acclaimed first edition of The Art of Democracy won the 1996 Ray and Pat Brown Award for ""Best Book,"" presented by the Popular Culture Association.

Title The art of democracy : a concise history of popular culture in the United States. / Jim Cullen.
Edition Second edition.
Publisher New York : Monthly Review Press
Creation Date [2002]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Cover
Contents
Preface & Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. NOVEL APPROACHES: The Rise of Popular Culture
A CLOSER LOOK: A TEMPLE OF THE IMAGINATION
2. DEMOCRATIC VISTAS: The Emergence of Popular Culture, 1800-1860
A CLOSER LOOK: THE ASTOR PLACE RIOT
THE ART AND LIFE OF FANNY FERN
3. STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT: The Segmentation and Consolidation of Popular Culture, 1860-1900
THE DARK HUMOR OF BERT WILLIAMS
A CLOSER LOOK: CONEY ISLAND
4. MEDIATING COMMUNITIES: Popular Culture and Modern Technology, 1900-1945
A CLOSER LOOK: CHAPLIN'S BUSINESS
BILLIE HOLIDAY, THE JAZZ SINGER
5. SMALL SCREENS: Popular Culture in the Age of Television and Beyond, 1945-2000A CLOSER LOOK: A BUNKER MENTALITY
THE INTEGRATED SOUND OF LOS LOBOS
MTV
6. HARMONIC CONVERGENCE?: Across the Digital Frontier
A CLOSER LOOK YOUR IDEA HERE
Notes and Further Reading
Index
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Extent 1 online resource (385 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2002
National Library system number 997012489963005171
MARC RECORDS
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