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Polpop : politics and popular culture in America / James Combs.

Title
Polpop : politics and popular culture in America / James Combs.
Author
Combs, James E.
Publication
Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green University Popular Press, c1984.

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Description
172 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
This book discusss various components of popular culture and the effects they have on politics. Some of the areas of mass culture which are discussed are: popular dramas, folk heritage, the Western myth, sports, religion, media, propaganda, and show business.
Subject
  • Popular culture > Political aspects > United States
  • Popular culture > United States > Political aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 171-172.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Popular culture and American politics -- American popular dramas and politics. Popular folk heritage and American politics ; PASTOP: The western myth and American politics ; JOCKPOP: Popular sports and politics ; GODPOP: Popular religion and politics -- Popular Media and the Drama of American politics. Pop media: The depiction and reporting of politics in the mass media ; Polprop Political propoganda as popular art ; SHOWBIZ: Show business and politics ; Superpop: International popular culture and politics ; Futurepop: The vision of the political future in popular culture ; Popular culture and the American political future.
ISBN
  • 0879722762
  • 0879722770 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^83073574^
OCLC
10918161
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library