Add to ORKGNow in a fully revised and updated edition, this concise and insightful book explores the ways American popular products such as movies, music, television programs, fast food, sports, and even clothing styles have molded and continue to influence modern globalization.Tracing how U.S. movies, music, and TV became dominant in world popular culture, Crothers also considers the ways in which non-visual products like fast-food franchises, sports, and fashion have become ubiquitous. He also presents a fascinating set of case studies that highlight the varied roles American products play in a range of different nations and communities. Concluding with a projection of the future impact of American popular culture, this book makes a powerful argumen...
Why is Hollywood so successful? Overwhelming almost every other national cinema and virtually exting...
In the first half of the twentieth century, Theodor Adorno wrote about the 'culture industry'. For A...
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/The essays selected for this ...
International audienceNorth American popular culture encompasses so many productions and practices t...
International audienceNorth American popular culture encompasses so many productions and practices t...
The contemporary and prevailing theories that critique globalization often focus on a central concep...
The received view about the globalization of culture is one where the entire world has been molded i...
Globalization and consumerism are two of the buzzwords of the early twenty-first century. In Consumi...
This book examines different aspects of Asian popular culture, including films, TV, music, comedy, f...
The origins of the globalization debate introduced the term Americanization, along with its close co...
This article examines the state of the field in the sociological literature on the globalization of ...
America's global cultural impact is largely seen as one-sided, with critics claiming that it has und...
The received view about the globalization of culture is one where the entire world has been molded i...
Research on popular culture is a dynamic, fast-growing domain. In scholarly terms, it cuts across ma...
American pop culture has often been subjected to scorn and ridicule, both at home and abroad, often ...
Why is Hollywood so successful? Overwhelming almost every other national cinema and virtually exting...
In the first half of the twentieth century, Theodor Adorno wrote about the 'culture industry'. For A...
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/The essays selected for this ...
International audienceNorth American popular culture encompasses so many productions and practices t...
International audienceNorth American popular culture encompasses so many productions and practices t...
The contemporary and prevailing theories that critique globalization often focus on a central concep...
The received view about the globalization of culture is one where the entire world has been molded i...
Globalization and consumerism are two of the buzzwords of the early twenty-first century. In Consumi...
This book examines different aspects of Asian popular culture, including films, TV, music, comedy, f...
The origins of the globalization debate introduced the term Americanization, along with its close co...
This article examines the state of the field in the sociological literature on the globalization of ...
America's global cultural impact is largely seen as one-sided, with critics claiming that it has und...
The received view about the globalization of culture is one where the entire world has been molded i...
Research on popular culture is a dynamic, fast-growing domain. In scholarly terms, it cuts across ma...
American pop culture has often been subjected to scorn and ridicule, both at home and abroad, often ...
Why is Hollywood so successful? Overwhelming almost every other national cinema and virtually exting...
In the first half of the twentieth century, Theodor Adorno wrote about the 'culture industry'. For A...
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/The essays selected for this ...