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The Myth America Pageant
Author | : Robert Wickes |
Publsiher | : Infinity Publishing |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2006-10 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780741436184 |
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An often-amusing look at often-confusing national issues and at the grand game of politics, blending history, common sense, and controversy in a thought-provoking, convention-challenging analysis for ordinary Americans.
Myths America A Practical Guide to Pageantry Second Edition 2009
Author | : Hollie Domiano |
Publsiher | : Hollie Domiano |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2009-04-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780557063802 |
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A behind-the-scenes look at the Miss America Pageant and what it takes to compete.
Myths America
Author | : Hollie Domiano |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2010-03-30 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1451512708 |
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A behind the scenes look at competition in the Miss America scholarship program
There She Is Miss America
Author | : E. Watson,Darcy Martin |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2004-09-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781403981820 |
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While some see the Miss American Pageant as hokey vestige of another era, many remain enthralled by the annual Atlantic City event. And whether you love it or hate it, no one can deny the impact the contest has had on American popular culture-indeed, many reality television shows seem to have taken cues from the pageant. Founded in 1921, the Miss America Pageant has provided a fascinating glimpse into how American standards of femininity have been defined, projected, maintained, and challenged. At various times, it has been praised as a positive role model for young American women, protested as degrading to women by feminists, and shamed by scandals, such as the one caused by the Penthouse photos of Vanessa Williams in 1984. In this first interdisciplinary anthology to examine this uniquely American event, scholars defend, critique, and reflect on the pageant, grappling with themes like beauty, race, the body, identity, kitsch, and consumerism. "There She Is, Miss America" provides a fascinating examination of an enduring American icon.
The Guide to United States Popular Culture
Author | : Ray Broadus Browne,Pat Browne |
Publsiher | : Popular Press |
Total Pages | : 1030 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0879728213 |
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"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index
The American Pageant Revisited
Author | : Thomas Andrew Bailey |
Publsiher | : Hoover Press |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015009364327 |
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American Narcissism
Author | : Wilber W. Caldwell |
Publsiher | : Algora Publishing |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Imperialism |
ISBN | : 9780875864679 |
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Nationalism is unique in America. Our notions of superiority spring from visions of chosen-ness, mission and high destiny, frontier self-sufficiency and the triumph of the immigrant experience. Where is the line between benign patriotism and malignant nationalism, individual liberty and mass tyranny?
Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion
Author | : Ronald L. Numbers |
Publsiher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2010-11-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780674057418 |
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If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, Ronald L. Numbers suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Until about the 1970s, the dominant narrative in the history of science had long been that of science triumphant, and science at war with religion. But a new generation of historians both of science and of the church began to examine episodes in the history of science and religion through the values and knowledge of the actors themselves. Now Ronald Numbers has recruited the leading scholars in this new history of science to puncture the myths, from Galileo’s incarceration to Darwin’s deathbed conversion to Einstein’s belief in a personal God who “didn’t play dice with the universe.” The picture of science and religion at each other’s throats persists in mainstream media and scholarly journals, but each chapter in Galileo Goes to Jail shows how much we have to gain by seeing beyond the myths.