Popular Culture in American History
"Popular Culture in American Historyis an immensely appealing - and successful - effort to do the impossible: to provide a series of thematic snapshots that effectively covers US cultural history. The selected primary sources are rich and provocative; the scholarly pieces represent a wide range of perspectives and approaches; the major themes treated will outfit students to undertake work far beyond the bounds of the topics explicitly included here; and the prose is sharp and always accessible. I've been waiting for a volume like this for some time, and I can't imagine that I'm alone."Matthew Frye Jacobson, Yale University"More than a collection of essays, this book is a leap forward in the comprehension of the always-emerging cultural world around us, shrewdly historical but also utterly up-to-date, respectful but not uncritical of its subject, illuminating of the entire national experience."Mari Jo Buhle, Brown University"Popular Culture in American Historyis designed to introduce undergraduate students to material that is informative yet easily readable ... [it] might serve as a good addition to any American history survey course: The introductions to each essay are concise and informative; the selections of primary sources are appropriate; and the discussion questions should help students in their understanding of the material. The briefly annotated suggestions for further reading at the conclusion of each essay serve as a good introduction to the topic discussed."History: Reviews of New Books