Kazaaam! Splat! Ploof!: The American Impact on European Popular Culture since 1945

by Gordana Crnković and Sabrina P. Ramet

Book Overview

Observing European debates about EuroDisney, McDonald's, Hollywood films and television programs, and other vehicles of alleged 'Americanization, ' one might imagine that Europe was in serious risk of losing its distinct cultural identity in the melting pot of American pop culture. The loaded charge of 'kitsch' is a central aspect of the debate, with Disney stories, for example, branded as simplified travesties of authentic European folk tales. But...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742500012
• ISBN13: 9780742500013
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.9"