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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784453903321

Autore

Thompson Graham <1965->

Titolo

American culture in the 1980s [[electronic resource] /] / Graham Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2007

ISBN

9786610833948

1-280-83394-7

0-7486-2895-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Twentieth-century American culture

Disciplina

306.097309048

Soggetti

Nineteen eighties

Popular culture - United States - History - 20th century

United States Civilization 1970-

United States Intellectual life 20th century

United States Social life and customs 1971-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography (p. [197]-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""COPYRIGHT""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Case Studies""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chronology of 1980's American Culture""; ""Introduction The Intellectual Context""; ""Chapter 1 Fiction and Poetry""; ""Chapter 2 Art and Photography""; ""Chapter 3 Film and Television""; ""Chapter 4 Music and Performance""; ""Chapter 5 American Culture and Globalization""; ""Conclusion The Cultural Legacy of the 1980's""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks beyond the common label of 'Ronald Reagan's America' to chart the complex intersection of cultures in the 1980's. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major cultural forms of 1980's America - literature and drama; film and television; music and performance; art and photography - and influential texts and trends of the decade: from White Noise to Wall Street, from Silicon Valley to MTV, and from Madonna to Cindy Sherman. A focused chapter considers the changing dynamics of American culture in an increasingly globalised marketplace.