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American Culture in Peril
The University Press of Kentucky 2012; US$ 30.00Thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan rode a wave of patriotism to the White House by calling for a return to what he considered to be traditional American values--personal liberty, free markets, and limited government. After the cultural struggles and generational clashes of the 1960s and 70s, it appeared that many Americans were eager to abide by Reagan's... more...
Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 189.00Comedian Robin Williams said that if you remember the '60s, you weren't there. This encyclopedia documents the people, places, movements, and culture of that memorable decade for those who lived it and those who came after. more...
Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 194.00This three-volume collection of original essays examines cult pop culture, the often-seedy underbelly of American popular culture. more...
Future Tense
Encounter Books 2012; US$ 23.99We are living in an age of unprecedented upheaval. The future of Western culture is uncertain. America?s economic and political vitality are more fragile than ever. The preservation of tradition is far from guaranteed. Many have observed that we are living through a world historical moment of which Hegel spoke: a time when many of the traditional... more...
A Story of Seven Summers
Allen & Unwin 2012; US$ 22.72From London journalist to owner of the historic, ramshackle Nun's Cottage and two alpacas (named Jack and Kerouac) and providore of local produce, this is Hilary Burden's journey. more...
American Exceptionalism in the Age of Obama
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 130.00The election of President Obama in 2008 and the apparent decline of American power in the world has rekindled an old and important debate. Is the United States exceptional in its values and institutions, as well as in the role that it is destined to play in world affairs? In this book, Stephen Brooks argues that American exceptionalism has been... more...
Liminal Zones
University of Tennessee Press 2013;After the death of his paddling companion, a German shepherd–labrador retriever mix named Jasper, Kim Trevathan began a series of solitary upstream kayaking quests in search of what he calls “liminal zones,” transitional areas where dammed reservoirs give way to the current of the rivers that feed... more...
In the Know in the U.S.A.
Diversified Publishing 2003; US$ 12.95Be IN THE KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Doing business across borders is very different from doing business across town?subtle and not-so-subtle differences in attitudes and etiquette play a big role. Did you know? ? When Americans say ?drop by any time,? they usually don?t mean it. Call first to make sure they?re expecting you. ? If you?re going to be more... more...
Spoiled Rotten America
HarperCollins 2006; US$ 11.99Like Kofi Annan, Larry Miller is one of the most irresistible comic personalities working today. Known for years as an actor, writer, comedian, and sexual pioneer, he's gained a new following as a cultural commentator and frequent guest on political shows. Now, in Spoiled Rotten America, he fixes his gaze on what's funny about our daily lives?which... more...
Inventing Modern
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 19.99In this work, Lienhard elucidates, from a de facto post-modern perspective, what unique ideas and developments explain the profound watershed transition, around 1900 or 1906, to a new and different era, the "Modern" era, which persisted into the 1950's. more...









