| War and American Popular Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia Contributor(s): Holsinger, M. Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0313299080 ISBN-13: 9780313299087 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: Spanning more than 400 years of America's past, this book brings together, for the first time, entries on the ways Americans have mythologized both the many wars the nation has fought and the men and women connected with those conflicts. Focusing on significant representations in popular culture, it provides information on fiction, drama, poems, songs, film and television, art, memorials, photographs, documentaries, and cartoons. From the colonial wars before 1775 to our 1997 peacekeeper role in Bosnia, the work briefly explores the historical background of each war period, enabling the reader to place the almost 500 entries into their proper context. The book includes particularly large sections dealing with the popular culture of the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Indian Wars West of the Mississippi, World War II, and Vietnam. It has been designed to be a useful reference tool for anyone interested in America's many wars, to provide answers, to teach, to inspire, and most of all, to be enjoyed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 973 |
| LCCN: 98012141 |
| Lexile Measure: 1290 |
| Series: Occupational Safety and Health Guide |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 6" W x 9" (1.97 lbs) 496 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spanning more than 400 years of America's past, this book brings together, for the first time, entries on the ways Americans have mythologized both the many wars the nation has fought and the men and women connected with those conflicts. Focusing on significant representations in popular culture, it provides information on fiction, drama, poems, songs, film and television, art, memorials, photographs, documentaries, and cartoons. From the colonial wars before 1775 to our 1997 peacekeeper role in Bosnia, the work briefly explores the historical background of each war period, enabling the reader to place the almost 500 entries into their proper context. The book includes particularly large sections dealing with the popular culture of the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Indian Wars West of the Mississippi, World War II, and Vietnam. It has been designed to be a useful reference tool for anyone interested in America's many wars, to provide answers, to teach, to inspire, and most of all, to be enjoyed. |