Overview :1980 was a turning point in American history. When the year began, it was still very much the 1970s, with Jimmy Carter in the White House, a... Read More
Overview :The second edition of Popular Culture in American History updates the text for a contemporary readership and explores academic developments ... Read More
Overview :This book explores the intersection of two topics and their impact on American culture. One is an idea: the American Dream, one of the most ... Read More
Overview :A Short History of the Modern Media presents a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio... Read More
Overview :In this clever portrait of the American presidency, Jim Cullen takes ten presidents down from their pedestals by examining key missteps in t... Read More
Overview :The second edition of Essaying the Past features a variety of updates and enhancements to further its standing as an indispensible resource ... Read More
Overview :Our understanding of history is often mediated by popular culture, and television series set in the past have provided some of our most inde... Read More
Overview :From early settlers to urbanites, indigenous peoples to immigrants, citizens to consumers, and politicians to popular culture icons, the Ame... Read More
Overview :Learn to craft the perfect historical research paper with this approachable and practical guide Essaying the Past: How to Read, Write, and ... Read More
Overview :Between 1971 and 1979, All in the Family was more than just a wildly popular television sitcom that routinely drew 50 million viewers weekly... Read More
Overview :Moving beyond the biographical and journalistic approaches of most writing on Bruce Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A. was the first major work... Read More
Overview :Author Jim Cullen shares tales of the ruddy trailblazers who grappled and persevered during nation-shaping moments in the Garden State. New ... Read More
Overview :"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its o... Read More
Overview :Born four months apart, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel both released their debut albums in the early 1970s, quickly becoming two of the mo... Read More
Overview :Value investing moves in and out of favour, but the data doesn't lie. It has always worked, and will continue to work -- as long as investor... Read More
Overview :"Cullen's strength comes from his understanding of how the different strands of American society intertwine in imaginative, unpredictable wa... Read More