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The years 1900-1910 have been thought of as the "quiet decade", but as this examination of the culture of the decade shows, they were anything but quiet. Spurred on by President Roosevelt and the explosive population growth, the decade wrought cultural and technological changes in American life.

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This lead title in Greenwood's forthcoming American Popular Culture Through History series shows the many facets of American society merging to form the beginnings of the United States' eclectic 20th century culture.

This debut volume launches a series designed to be advanced yet accessible, informative yet fun.

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This lead title in Greenwood's forthcoming American Popular Culture Through History series shows the many facets of American society merging to form the beginnings of the United States' eclectic 20th century culture.

This debut volume launches a series designed to be advanced yet accessible, informative yet fun.

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Focusing on the general content of mass entertainment, with a particular emphasis on the cinema, this volume describes developments in the United States during the decade of the Great Depression. After a couple of introductory chapters that give a general overview of American life and discuss the "d

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Additional resources include a cost comparison of common goods and services, a timeline of important events, notes arranged by chapter, an extensive bibliography for further reading, and a subject index.

The dark cloud of the Depression shadowed most Americans' lives during the 1930s.

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Twelve narrative chapters chronicle the nation's survival during wartime and its path toward unforeseen cultural shifts in the years ahead.

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This volume presents a nuanced look at a surprisingly complex time in American popular culture.

American Popular Culture Through History is the only reference series that presents a detailed, narrative discussion of United States popular culture.

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This volume presents a nuanced look at a surprisingly complex time in American popular culture.

American Popular Culture Through History is the only reference series that presents a detailed, narrative discussion of United States popular culture.

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magazine, Mood rings, Studio 54, Stephen King horror novels, and granola, it was also the decade in which over 25 million video game systems made their way into our homes, allowing Asteroids and Pac-Man games to be played out on televisions in living rooms throughout the country.

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Popular culture is defined as the culture of the people, and this volume examines the entertainments, diversions, icons, and rituals that show how American attitudes, behavior, beliefs, customs, and tastes have changed from decade to decade and from era to era. It also helps you learn how elements of popular culture changed the American people.

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Meanwhile, corporate America pressed onward in its never-ending search for high ratings, giant profits, and more bang for its buck.

The twelve narrative chapters in this book depict the United States as brought to you by Generation Xa culture busting out in new and unforeseen ways.

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Explores various aspects of popular culture, including advertising, literature, leisure activities, music visual arts, and travel. This title covers such topics as: MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, and countless blogs reached an all-time high; the fixation on self and celebrity; and, Google as the first search assumption.

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This latest addition to Greenwood's American Popular Culture Through History series is an invaluable contribution to the study of American popular culture.

American Popular Culture Through History is the only reference series that presents a detailed, narrative discussion of U.S. popular culture.

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This volume in Greenwood's American Popular Culture through History series recreates the many ways in which a new American culture took root during the Revolutionary period.

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Students and fans of the Old West will find this volume a rich source of history for this time period.

Many images and items in today's popular culture were born in the time of westward expansion.