LEADER 03199nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910454396803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7486-5306-6 010 $a1-281-78579-2 010 $a9786611785796 010 $a0-7486-3187-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533967 035 $a(EBL)364822 035 $a(OCoLC)270110461 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000483322 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11322760 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483322 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10547241 035 $a(PQKB)10957711 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055598 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC364822 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL364822 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10400665 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL178579 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533967 100 $a20080115d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChristmas, ideology and popular culture$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Sheila Whiteley 210 $aEdinburgh $cEdinburgh University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7486-2809-6 311 $a0-7486-2808-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCOVER; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY; 1. The Invention of the English Christmas; 2. Conspicuous Consumption and Festive Follies: Victorian Images of Christmas; 3. Consumption, Coca-colonisation, Cultural Resistance - and Santa Claus; Part II THE HOLLY AND THE IVY; 4. Religious Controversies over Christmas; 5. Christmas Carols; 6. Christmas Songs - Sentiments and Subjectivities; 7. The Musical Underbelly of Christmas; Part III PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TO ALL MEN; 8. Christmas and War; 9. Christmas and the Media 327 $a10. Christmas and the Movies: Frames of MindPART IV WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS!; 11. Popular Culture and Christmas: A Nomad at Home; 12. Reflections of a Jewish Childhood during Christmas; Postscript; Bibliography; Contributors; Index 330 $aHow do we understand Christmas? What does it mean? This book is a lively introduction to the study of popular culture through one central case study. It explores the cultural, social and historical contexts of Christmas in the UK, USA and Australia, covering such topics as fiction, film, television, art, newspapers and magazines, war, popular music and carols. Chapters explore the ways in which the production of meaning is mediated by the social and cultural activities surrounding Christmas (watching Christmas films, television, listening or engaging with popular music and carols), its relatio 606 $aChristmas 606 $aPopular culture 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChristmas. 615 0$aPopular culture. 676 $a394.2663 701 $aWhiteley$b Sheila$f1941-$0885234 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454396803321 996 $aChristmas, ideology and popular culture$91976529 997 $aUNINA