Entetainment Nation : How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States Featuring Iconic Smithsonian Collections
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1588347249
ISBN-13
9781588347244
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Imprint
Smithsonian Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 1st, 2022
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
1,472 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 29.10 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
Popular culture
Ksh 6,950.00
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US history gets the star treatment with this essential guide to the Smithsonian''s first permanent exhibition on pop culture, featuring objects like Muhammad Alis training robe, and Leonard Nimoys Spock ears, and Dorothys ruby slippers, oh my!
Winner of the Popular Culture Association''s Ray and Pat Browne Best Edited Reference/Primary Source Work in Popular Culture Award
Entertainment Nation is a star-studded and richly illustrated book celebrating the best of 150 years of US pop culture. The book presents nearly 300 breathtaking Smithsonian objects from the first long-term exhibition on popular culture, and features contributors like Billie Jean King, Ali Wong, and Jill Lepore. Entertainment Nation offers the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, the passion and grit of star athletes, the limelight of the music industry and theater, and the amazing entertainers we love to watch, with dazzling cultural touchstones like:
Music and Theater
Film and Television
Sports
The book includes essays that contextualize the objects place in time and history, exploring how entertainment sparks conversation and debate, reveals social tensions and political power, and dictates who gets to be the hero or the villain. Taking a nostalgic look at old favorites and an exhilarating glimpse of contemporary attractions, Entertainment Nation is a love letter to pop culture.
Winner of the Popular Culture Association''s Ray and Pat Browne Best Edited Reference/Primary Source Work in Popular Culture Award
Entertainment Nation is a star-studded and richly illustrated book celebrating the best of 150 years of US pop culture. The book presents nearly 300 breathtaking Smithsonian objects from the first long-term exhibition on popular culture, and features contributors like Billie Jean King, Ali Wong, and Jill Lepore. Entertainment Nation offers the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, the passion and grit of star athletes, the limelight of the music industry and theater, and the amazing entertainers we love to watch, with dazzling cultural touchstones like:
Music and Theater
- Lin-Manuel Mirandas Hamilton costume
- John Coltranes saxophone
- Selena''s leather outfit
Film and Television
- Captain Americas shield
- Mr. Rogers sweater
- Seinfelds puffy shirt
Sports
- Mia Hamms Olympic jersey
- Kristi Yamaguchis ice skates
- Babe Ruth autographed baseball
The book includes essays that contextualize the objects place in time and history, exploring how entertainment sparks conversation and debate, reveals social tensions and political power, and dictates who gets to be the hero or the villain. Taking a nostalgic look at old favorites and an exhilarating glimpse of contemporary attractions, Entertainment Nation is a love letter to pop culture.
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