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The depth of shallow culture : the high art of shoes, movies, novels, monsters, and toys / Albert J. Bergesen.
| Author/creator | Bergesen, Albert |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, ©2006. |
| Description | vii, 133 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in comparative social science Studies in comparative social science. ^A714194 |
| Contents | Introduction : the depth of shallow culture -- The baroque sneaker : how the history of the tennis shoe recapitulates Giorgio Vasari's Life cycle of art styles -- Rambo and Don Quixote : cultural icons of national decline -- A sociology of monsters : making mythical creatures in the United States and Japan -- A sociology of toys : how Transformers and Spiderman embody the philosophies of East and West -- Bringing the art object back in : toward a new realism in the sociology of culture. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-122) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006012365 |
| ISBN | 1594512736 (hc) |
| ISBN | 9781594512735 (hc) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | CB430 .B47 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |