{"product_id":"a-history-of-popular-culture-more-of-everything-faster-and-brighter-paperback","title":"A History of Popular Culture: More of Everything, Faster and Brighter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond F. Betts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLyz Bly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lively and informative survey provides a thematic global history of popular culture focusing on the period since the end of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA History of Popular Culture explores the rapid diffusion and 'hybridization' of popular culture as the result of three conditions of the world since the end of World War Two: instantaneous communications, widespread consumption in a market-based economy and the visualization of reality. Betts considers the dominance of American entertainment media and habits of consumption, assessing adaptation and negative reactions to this influence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author surveys a wide range of topics, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe emergence and conditions of modern popular culture \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe effects of global conflict \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe phenomenon and effects of urbanization \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe changing demography of the political arena and the work place \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe development of contemporary music culture \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efilm, television and visual experience \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe growth of sport as a commercial enterprise.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow updated, by Lyz Bly, to include major developments such as blogs and social networks, YouTube.com, and enhanced technologies such as the iPhone, iPod, and iPad as well as the way in which the internet has reshaped the ways we consume media. The book provides an engaging introduction to this pervasive and ever-changing subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond F. Betts was Professor of History at the University of Kentucky and the author of many books on culture and empire, including Decolonization (Routledge 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45031128137867,"sku":"9780415674379","price":119.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/cWMrZmV4RzZEdmZKTjlPLy9jVThXQT09.webp?v=1766642111","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/a-history-of-popular-culture-more-of-everything-faster-and-brighter-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}