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Buffalo Bill in Bologna : The Americanization of the World, 1869-1922 by Robert W. Rydell and Rob Kroes (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-10022600712X
ISBN-139780226007120
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038261443
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBuffalo Bill in Bologna : the Americanization of the World, 1869-1922
Publication Year2012
SubjectCivilization, International Relations / General, General, Popular Culture, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Civics & Citizenship, Europe / General, United States / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert W. Rydell, Rob Kroes
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight11.4 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal303.48/273/009034
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. American Mass Culture Takes Form 2. Harbingers of Mass Culture: World's Fairs 3. The Expanding Frontiers of American Mass Culture 4. "The Americanization of the World"? 5. The Triumph of American Mass Culture 6. Debating American Mass Culture in the United States and Europe Conclusion Bibliographical Essay Notes Index
SynopsisWhen it comes to the production and distribution of mass culture, no country in modern times has come close to rivaling the success of America. From blue jeans in central Europe to Elvis Presley's face on a Republic of Chad postage stamp, the reach of American mass culture extends into every corner of the globe. Most believe this is a twentieth-century phenomenon, but here Robert W. Rydell and Rob Kroes prove that its roots are far deeper. Buffalo Bill in Bologna reveals that the process of globalizing American mass culture began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. In fact, by the end of World War I, the United States already boasted an advanced network of culture industries that served to promote American values. Rydell and Kroes narrate how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies developed after the Civil War--tools central to hastening the reconstruction of the country--actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. As symbols of America's version of the "good life," cultural products became a primary means for people around the world, especially in Europe, to reimagine both America and themselves in the context of America's growing global sphere of influence. Paying special attention to the role of the world's fairs, the exporting of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show to Europe, the release of The Birth of a Nation , and Woodrow Wilson's creation of the Committee on Public Information, Rydell and Kroes offer an absorbing tour through America's cultural expansion at the turn of the century. Buffalo Bill in Bologna is thus a tour de force that recasts what has been popularly understood about this period of American and global history.
LC Classification NumberE169.1.R95 2012
