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UNINA9910151630303321 |
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Titolo |
Slippery pastimes [[electronic resource] ] : reading the popular in Canadian culture / / edited by Joan Nicks and Jeanette Sloniowski |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-92552-3 |
9786610925520 |
0-88920-666-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (356 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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NicksJoan <1937-> |
SloniowskiJeannette <1946-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Popular culture - Canada |
Electronic books. |
Canada Civilization |
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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. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; HERITAGE; TELEVISION; MUSIC; SPORTS; CONTRIBUTORS |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sixteen essays, written by specialists from many fields, grapple with the problem of a popular culture that is not very popular - but is seen by most as vital to the body politic, whether endangered by globalization or capable of politically progressive messages for its audiences. Slippery Pastimes covers a variety of topics: Canadian popular music from rock 'n' roll to country, hip-hop to pop-Celtic; television; advertising; tourism; sport and even postage stamps! As co-editors, Nicks and Sloniowski have taken an open view of the Canadian Popular, and contributors have app |
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