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Autore |
Kooijman Jaap |
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Fabricating the absolute fake : America in contemporary pop culture / / Jaap Kooijman ; cover illustration, Erwin Olaf ; cover design, Sabine Mannel |
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Amsterdam University Press, 2013 |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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Edizione |
[Revised and extended edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Popular culture - United States |
Popular culture - Netherlands |
Civilization - American influences |
Netherlands Civilization American influences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Additional Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Fabricating the Absolute Fake -- 1. We Are the World. America's Dominance in Global Pop Culture -- 2. The Oprahification of 9/11. America as Imagined Community -- 3. The Desert of the Real. America as Hyperreality -- 4. Americans We Never Were. Dutch Pop Culture as Karaoke Americanism -- 5. The Dutch Dream. Americanization, Pop Culture, and National Identity -- 6. Yes We Can, This Is It. America and Celebrity Culture -- Conclusion. Let's Make Things Better -- Afterword. Teaching the Absolute Fake -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Fabricating the Absolute Fake, Jaap Kooijman explores the ways people around the world interpret and attempt to reproduce "Americanness." Tracing the ways America has been appropriated by pop culture produced outside the United States, he examines such icons as the Elvis-inspired performer Lee Towers and the Moroccan-Dutch rapper Ali B. This revised edition features a new chapter on Barack Obama's global celebrity and an afterword on teaching American |
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