American Culture, American Tastes iron age

American Culture, American Tastes iron ageIn American Culture, American Tastes, Michael Kammen leads us on an entertaining, thought provoking tour of America's changing tastes, uses of leisure, and the shifting perceptions that have accompanied them throughout our nation's history. Starting at the point in time that late nineteenth century popular culture began to evolve into post WWII mass culture, Kammen charts the influence of advertising and opinion polling; the development of

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