Popular ideologies : mass culture at mid-century / Susan Smulyan.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smulyan, Susan
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2007], ©2007.
Subjects:	Popular culture > History > 20th century. Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:	202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Minstrel laughs: popular culture, race, and the middle class
The magic of nylon: the struggle over gender and consumption
Reorientation and entertainment in occupied Japan
Advertising novels as cultural critique: dry martinis, rare steaks, and willing women
Conclusion: stories of Otaku and Desis.