| Print Culture in a Diverse America Contributor(s): Danky, James P. (Editor), Wiegand, Wayne A. (Author), Adrian, Lynne M. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0252066995 ISBN-13: 9780252066993 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: In the modern era there arose a prolific and vibrant print culture -- books, newspapers, and magazines issued by and for diverse, often marginalized, groups. This long-overdue collection offers a unique foray into the multicultural world of reading and readers in the United States. Interdisciplinary essays examine the many ways print culture functions within different groups; they link gender, class, and ethnicity to the uses and goals of a wide variety of publications; and they explore the role print materials play in constructing certain historical events, such as the Titanic disaster. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 302.224 |
| LCCN: 97-33935 |
| Series: History of Communication (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.03" W x 9" (1.01 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the modern era, there arose a prolific and vibrant print culture--books, newspapers, and magazines issued by and for diverse, often marginalized, groups. This long-overdue collection offers a unique foray into the multicultural world of reading and readers in the United States. The contributors to this award-winning collection pen interdisciplinary essays that examine the many ways print culture functions within different groups. The essays link gender, class, and ethnicity to the uses and goals of a wide variety of publications and also explore the role print materials play in constructing historical events like the Titanic disaster. Contributors: Lynne M. Adrian, Steven Biel, James P. Danky, Elizabeth Davey, Michael Fultz, Jacqueline Goldsby, Norma Fay Green, Violet Johnson, Elizabeth McHenry, Christine Pawley, Yumei Sun, and Rudolph J. Vecoli |