Icons of American Popular Culture : From P. T. Barnum to Jennifer Lopez.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- A Chronology of Significant Events in the History of American Popular Culture -- Icons of American Popular Culture -- One Democratic Showmen -- Two Exponents of the Culture of Consumption -- Three Stars of Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley -- Four The Cinematic Artist and the Literary Lion -- Five The "New Woman" and the "New Negro" -- Six Voices of Radical Culture -- Seven American Heroes -- Eight American Rebels -- Nine American Icons in a Time of Unrest -- Ten American Dreamers -- Index -- About the Author.

Traces the evolution of American popular culture. This book includes 'American Dreams: Michael Jordan and Jennifer Lopez', who challenged various sorts of barriers as they became significant cultural icons during the late 1900s and beyond.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.