| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 242 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Twentieth-century American culture
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Twentieth-century American culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Case Studies -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology of 1990s American Culture -- Introduction The Intellectual Context -- Chapter 1 Fiction and Poetry -- Chapter 2 Music and Radio -- Chapter 3 Film and Television -- Chapter 4 Art and Architecture -- Chapter 5 Digital Culture -- Conclusion Towards a New Millennium -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
American Culture in the 1990s focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium. Lodged between the fall of Communism and the outbreak of the War on Terror, the 1990s was witness to America's expanding influence across the world but also a period of anxiety and social conflict. National traumas such as the Los Angeles riots, the Oklahoma City bombing and the impeachment of President Clinton lend an apocalyptic air to the decade, but the book looks beyond this to a wider context to identify new voices emerging in the nation. This is one of the first attempts to bring together developments taking place across a range of different fields: from Microsoft to the Internet, from blank fiction to gangsta rap, from abject art to new independent cinema, and from postfeminism to posthumanism. Students of American culture and general readers will find this a lively and illuminating introduction to a complex and immensely varied decade. Key Features *3 case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists *Chronology of 1990s American Culture *Bibliographies for each chapter *18 black and white illustrations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Popular culture. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Nineteen nineties.
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Nineteen nineties. |
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United States -- Civilization -- 1970-
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
1970- |
| Subject |
United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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Intellectual life. |
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020.
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1900 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harrison, Colin. American culture in the 1990s. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010 9780748622214 (DLC) 2010398873 (OCoLC)473457466 |
| ISBN |
9780748629664 (electronic book) |
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0748629661 (electronic book) |
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9780748624126 (hardback) |
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0748624120 (hardback) |
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9780748624133 (paperback) |
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0748624139 (paperback) |
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9780748622214 (hardback) |
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0748622217 |
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9780748622221 (paperback) |
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