American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction

by Eric Avila

Book Overview

The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate American cultural history. From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers, from the blues to Andy Warhol, dime novels to Disneyland, the history of American culture tells us how previous generations of Americans have imagined themselves, their nation, and their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190200588
• ISBN13: 9780190200589
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.4" x 6.8"