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American Pop Popular Culture Decade by Decade
Bob Batchelor
ISBN: 0-313-34410-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34410-7
1712 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2008
List Price: $375.00 (UK Sterling Price: £258.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
Subjects: Reviews:
  • "Bottom line: Depending on when you were born, this set could be a glimpse into history or a reminder of the not-so-distant past. It provides insight into people and events that shaped our cultural heritage. Users should find the set similar to Gale's 'American Decades' and 'American Eras' series. While academic libraries would probably use the books more, public libraries may also find them valuable."
    —Library Journal     3/15/2009
  • "This is a well-produced reference that provides students and the general reader with an overview of daily life and culture in the US. Volume Four contains a lengthy appendix of lessons, activities, research paper topics and guidelines, and
    other classroom resources."
    —Reference & Research Book News     May 2009
  • "This set makes for fun browsing. . . this set will be useful for school libraries and teachers and to help undergraduates get started with their research. . . . Recommended."
    —CHOICE     7/1/2009
  • "Editor Batchelor, a professor and author of several other pop-culture-related titles, presents an engaging look at daily life in twentieth- and twenty-first-century America in a work based partly on the more scholarly American Popular Culture through History (2002). . . . Those looking for a reference work for the general public and high schools will find this a nice choice. . ."
    —Booklist     9/1/2009
Description: Pop culture is the heart and soul of America, a unifying bridge across time bringing together generations of diverse backgrounds. Whether looking at the bright lights of the Jazz Age in the 1920s, the sexual and the rock-n-roll revolution of the 1960s, or the thriving social networking websites of today, each period in America's cultural history develops its own unique take on the qualities define our lives.American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade is the most comprehensive reference on American popular culture by decade ever assembled, beginning with the 1900s up through today. The four-volume set examines the fascinating trends across decades and eras by shedding light on the experiences of Americans young and old, rich and poor, along with the influences of arts, entertainment, sports, and other cultural forces.

Whether a pop culture aficionado or a student new to the topic, American Pop provides readers with an engaging look at American culture broken down into discrete segments, as well as analysis that gives insight into societal movements, trends, fads, and events that propelled the era and the nation. In-depth chapters trace the evolution of pop culture in 11 key categories: Key Events in American Life, Advertising, Architecture, Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics, Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Music, Sports and Leisure Activities, Travel, and Visual Arts. Coverage includes: How Others See Us, Controversies and scandals, Social and cultural movements, Trends and fads, Key icons, and Classroom resources. Designed to meet the high demand for resources that help students study American history and culture by the decade, this one-stop reference provides readers with a broad and interdisciplinary overview of the numerous aspects of popular culture in our country. Thoughtful examination of our rich and often tumultuous popular history, illustrated with hundreds of historical and contemporary photos, makes this the ideal source to turn to for ready reference or research.
Table of Contents:
  • Volume One, 1900-1929
    Series Foreword
    Preface
    Introduction
    1900-1909
    Timeline of 1900-1909
    Overview of 1900-1909
    Advertising of the 1900-1909
    Architecture of 1900-1909
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of 1900-1909
    Entertainment of 1900-1909
    Fashion of 1900-1909
    Food of 1900-1909
    Music of 1900-1909
    Sports and Leisure of 1900-1909
    Travel of 1900-1909
    Visual Arts of 1900-1909
    1910s
    Timeline of the 1910s
    Overview of the 1910s
    Advertising of the 1910s
    Architecture of the 1910s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 1910s
    Entertainment of the 1910s
    Fashion of the 1910s
    Food of the 1910s
    Music of the 1910s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1910s
    Travel of the 1910s
    Visual Arts of the 1910s
    1920s
    Timeline of the 1920s
    Overview of the 1920s
    Advertising of the 1920s
    Architecture of the 1920s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 1920s
    Entertainment of the 1920s
    Fashion of the 1920s
    Food of the 1920s
    Music of the 1920s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1920s
    Travel of the 1920s
    Visual Arts of the 1920s
    Notes
    Resource Guide
    Volume Two, 1930-1959
    Introduction
    1930s
    Timeline of 1930s
    Overview of the 1930s
    Advertising of the 1930s
    Architecture of the1930s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 1930s
    Entertainment of the 1930s
    Fashion of the 1930s
    Food of the 1930s
    Music of the 1930s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1930s
    Travel of the 1930s
    Visual Arts of the 1930s
    1940s
    Timeline of the 1940s
    Overview of the 1940s
    Advertising of the 1940s
    Architecture of the 1940s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 1940s
    Entertainment of the 1940s
    Fashion of the 1940s
    Food of the 1940s
    Music of the 1940s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1940s
    Travel of the 1940s
    Visual Arts of the 1940s
    1950s
    Timeline of the 1950s
    Overview of the 1950s
    Advertising of the 1950s
    Architecture of the 1950s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 1950s
    Entertainment of the 1950s
    Fashion of the 1950s
    Food of the 1950s
    Music of the 1950s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1950s
    Travel of the 1950s
    Visual Arts of the 1950s
    Notes
    Resource Guide
    Volume Three, 1960-1989
    Introduction
    1960s
    Timeline of the 1960s
    Overview of the 1960s
    Advertising of the 1960s
    Architecture of the 1960s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 1960s
    Entertainment of the 1960s
    Fashion of the 1960s
    Food of the 1960s
    Music of the 1960s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1960s
    Travel of the 1960s
    Visual Arts of the 1960s
    1970s
    Timeline of the 1970s
    Overview of the 1970s
    Advertising of the 1970s
    Architecture of the 1970s
    Books, Magazines, Newspapers, and Comics of the 1970s
    Entertainment of the 1970s
    Fashion of the 1970s
    Food of the 1970s
    Music of the 1970s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1970s
    Travel of the 1970s
    Visual Arts of the 1970s
    1980s
    Timeline of the 1980s
    Overview of the 1980s
    Advertising of the 1980s
    Architecture of the 1980s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 1980s
    Entertainment of the 1980s
    Fashion of the 1980s
    Food of the 1980s
    Music of the 1980s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1980s
    Travel of the 1980s
    Visual Arts of the 1980s
    Notes
    Resource Guide
    Volume Four, 1990s - 2000s
    Introduction
    1990s
    Timeline of the 1990s
    Overview of the 1990s
    Advertising of the 1990s
    Architecture of the 1990s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 1990s
    Entertainment of the 1990s
    Fashion of the 1990s
    Food of the 1990s
    Music of the 1990s
    Sports and Leisure of the 1990s
    Travel of the 1990s
    Visual Arts of the 1990s
    2000s
    Timeline of the 2000s
    Overview of the 2000s
    Advertising of the 2000s
    Architecture of the 2000s
    Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and Comics of the 2000s
    Entertainment of the 2000s
    Fashion of the 2000s
    Food of the 2000s
    Music of the 2000s
    Sports and Leisure of the 2000s
    Travel of the 2000s
    Visual Arts of the 2000s
    Appendixes
    Cost of Products from 1900-2000s
    Classroom Resources
    Notes
    Resource Guide
    Bibliography
About the Author: Bob Batchelor teaches Public Relations in the School of Mass Communications at the University of South Florida in Tampa. A noted popular culture expert, Bob is the author of The 1900s (Greenwood Press, 2002)

itor of Basketball in America: From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond (2005) and co-author with Thomas Heinrich of Kotex, Kleenex, and Huggies: Kimberly-Clark and the Consumer Revolution in American Business (2004).
PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
Pop Culture Spring 2008.pdf
Greenwood Spring Reference 2008.pdf
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference 2009.pdf
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