Author: Robert W. Rydell
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010-06-15
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0226732347
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When it comes to the production and distribution of mass culture, no country in modern times has come close to rivaling the success of America. From blue jeans in central Europe to Elvis Presley's face on a Republic of Chad postage stamp, the reach of American mass culture extends into every corner of the globe. Most believe this is a twentieth-century phenomenon, but here Robert W. Rydell and Rob Kroes prove that its roots are far deeper. Buffalo Bill in Bologna reveals that the process of globalizing American mass culture began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. In fact, by the end of World War I, the United States already boasted an advanced network of culture industries that served to promote American values. Rydell and Kroes narrate how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies developed after the Civil War—tools central to hastening the reconstruction of the country—actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. As symbols of America's version of the "good life," cultural products became a primary means for people around the world, especially in Europe, to reimagine both America and themselves in the context of America's growing global sphere of influence. Paying special attention to the role of the world's fairs, the exporting of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show to Europe, the release of The Birth of a Nation, and Woodrow Wilson's creation of the Committee on Public Information, Rydell and Kroes offer an absorbing tour through America's cultural expansion at the turn of the century. Buffalo Bill in Bologna is thus a tour de force that recasts what has been popularly understood about this period of American and global history.
Author: Charles Hale Hoyt
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780937657331
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mary C. Henderson
Publisher: ABRAMS
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over the past 200 years, American theater has become an unparalleled expression of American life and thought. Drawing on her vast experience as a teacher of theatrical history and as Curator of the Theatre Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, Mary C. Henderson explores the ever-changing world of the American stage, from the days of strolling players into the modern era of Broadway hits, public funding, and unionization.
Author: Marion Short
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The musical golden age of Tin Pan Alley, from about 1880 to 1950, comes alive with this series of books about sheet music as collectible treasures. Here the focus is on Ragtime, Blues, Black songs and Tearjerkers. Beautifully illustrated by original sheet music covers with artistic designs from the period, the book provides a wealth of historical reference material.
Author: New York (State). Court of Appeals.
Publisher:
Published:
Total Pages: 868
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Volume contains: 905 AD 134 (State Bank v. Wilchinsky) 906 AD 134 (Wolff v. Breakstone) 907 AD 134 (Ziegfeld v. Norworth)
Author: Gerald Martin Bordman
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A companion volume to American Operetta, this book traces the historical development of that quintessential American art form, the musical comedy. Full of fascinating details and telling insights, it also includes the long-lost text of the 1884 hit Adonis, the first musical comedy to run over 500 performances on Broadway.
Author: John West
Publisher: Stanmore, N.S.W. : Cassell Australia
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13:
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