| American Affect in the Postmodern Era: A Primer Contributor(s): Carter, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761832505 ISBN-13: 9780761832508 Publisher: Hamilton Books OUR PRICE: $49.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2005 Annotation: How is terrorism transformed into media entertainment? What is the connection between affirmative action and narcissism? Why has pathos become an endangered-perhaps an extinct-species in the contemporary American psyche? In American Affect in the Postmodern Era: A Primer, Steven Carter addresses these and other questions that have helped to define American popular culture since the nineteen-sixties. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Biography & Autobiography - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2005927999 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.42 lbs) 142 pages |
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| Publisher Description: How is terrorism transformed into media entertainment? What is the connection between affirmative action and narcissism? Why has pathos become an endangered-perhaps an extinct-species in the contemporary American psyche? In American Affect in the Postmodern Era: A Primer, Steven Carter addresses these and other questions that have helped to define American popular culture since the nineteen-sixties. Cover painting: Kyle Margiotta, Baja, 1999. Oil on canvas. |