LEADER 03849oam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910265237803321 005 20250705110036.0 010 $a9786613664259 010 $a9781280687310 010 $a1280687312 010 $a9780822395331 010 $a0822395339 035 $a(CKB)2670000000185602 035 $a(EBL)1173241 035 $a(OCoLC)793202311 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000645363 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11388897 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000645363 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10681831 035 $a(PQKB)10922966 035 $a793202311 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1173241 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26877 035 $a(Perlego)1466663 035 $a(ODN)ODN0010711173 035 $a(oapen)doab26877 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000185602 100 $a20120507d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCulture of class $eradio and cinema in the making of a divided Argentina, 1920-1946 /$fMatthew B. Karush 210 $aDurham $cDuke University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780822352433 311 08$a0822352435 311 08$a9780822352648 311 08$a0822352648 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aClass formation in the barrios -- Competing in the transnational marketplace -- Repackaging popular melodrama -- Mass-cultural nation building -- Politicizing populism -- Epilogue: The rise of the middle class, 1955-1976. 330 $aMajor change came to Argentina during the first decades of the twentieth century. Following the mass influx of European immigrants to the country during the beginning of the century, a truly national culture was produced through mass media, facilitating the assimilation of immigrants and their descendants. New forms of media emerged, such as radio and cinema, as did new forms of entertainment, such as tango songs, films, and radio theater. Yet despite the unifying effect of popular culture, the nation remained divided, and, if anything, more so in 1950 than in 1910. This book argues that the key to understanding this paradox lies in a reassessment of the mass culture of the 1920s and 1930s. With a focus on film and radio in and around Buenos Aires, the locus of production as well as much of the market consumption, Karush shows how integration and class fractures occurred simultaneously in a short span of the country's history. He brings together the usually separated subjects of radio and cinema to show how they can combine to gauge a larger cultural and political environment and shed light on class distinctions. The book contributes to an ongoing discussion of the relationship between power and mass culture. It will be of interest to scholars of cultural history and urban studies and those interested in Latin American history and culture. 410 0$ae-Duke books scholarly collection. 606 $aSocial classes$zArgentina$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPopular culture$zArgentina$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aMotion pictures$zArgentina$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aRadio broadcasting$zArgentina$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aSocial classes$xHistory 615 0$aPopular culture$xHistory 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory 615 0$aRadio broadcasting$xHistory 676 $a305.50982 676 $a305.50982 686 $aHIS033000$aSOC052000$2bisacsh 700 $aKarush$b Matthew B$g(Matthew Benjamin),$f1968-$0873392 801 0$bNcD 801 1$bNcD 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910265237803321 996 $aCulture of class$91973321 997 $aUNINA