| Edition |
Revised and extended edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (231 pages) |
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data file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
In Fabricating the Absolute Fake, Jaap Kooijman explores the ways people around the world interpret and attempt to reproduce "Americanness." Tracing the ways America has been appropriated by pop culture produced outside the United States, he examines such icons as the Elvis-inspired performer Lee Towers and the Moroccan-Dutch rapper Ali B. This revised edition features a new chapter on Barack Obama's global celebrity and an afterword on teaching American pop culture. Like the first edition, it will prove an illuminating resource for scholars of American culture and popular cultures the world o. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Popular culture -- United States.
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Popular culture. |
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United States. |
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Popular culture -- Netherlands.
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Netherlands. |
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Netherlands -- Civilization -- American influences.
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Civilization. |
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Civilization -- American influences.
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Civilization -- American influences. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9089645594 9789089645593 |
| ISBN |
9048519551 (electronic book) |
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9789048519552 (electronic book) |
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9789048519569 (e-book) |
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904851956X (e-book) |
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9089645594 (paperback) |
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9789089645593 (paperback) |
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