Inventing Elvis
Subtitle: An American Icon in a Cold War World
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781350107656
Subjects: Music, history and criticism
Description: "This book explores the ways in which Elvis Presley projected cultural images of changing US identities during the Cold War both at home and abroad. Demonstrating the role of popular music and consumerism in the cultural struggle between East and West, Häussler argues that Elvis indirectly influenced perceptions of US popular culture and society during an era of heighted international tension"--