A History of Popular Culture: More of Everything, Faster and Brighter
- ISBN-10
- 1134598408
- ISBN-13
- 9781134598403
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-07-31
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Raymond F. Betts, Lyz Bly
Description
Surveying a range of topics, this lively and informative survey provides an up-to-date, thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the Second World War.
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- 2004-07-31
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- 188 pages
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