Depth of Shallow Culture : The High Art of Shoes, Movies, Novels, Monsters, and Toys
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1594512736
ISBN-13
9781594512735
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 15th, 2006
Print length
142 Pages
Weight
317 grams
Product Classification:
Cultural studies
Ksh 40,500.00
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Although some regard popular culture as shallow, this book reveals that it is often complex, deep and subject to the style changes we associate with high art.
Come take a closer look at ordinary footwear, like sneakers, or children''s toys and Saturday cartoon TV shows, or make a comparison between Don Quixote and John Rambo of the Sylvester Stallone movie. Although some regard popular culture as "shallow," this book reveals that it is more often complex, deep, meaningful and subject to the style changes we associate with high art. Bergesen shows how complex philosophical ideas of reincarnation are embedded in Transformer toys; how sneakers have gone through a life cycle of style types; why the decline of empires like Spain and the United States led to fictional characters like Don Quixote and Rambo; and why monsters from Japan look different than those from the United States.
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