Immigration and American popular culture : an introduction
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New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, c2007.
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x, 302 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Arcadia Public Library - Nonfiction
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New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, c2007.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"How does a "national" popular culture form and grow over time in a nation comprised of immigrants? How have immigrants used popular culture in America, and how has it used them?" "Immigration and American Popular Culture looks at the relationship between American immigrants and the popular culture industry in the twentieth century. Through a series of case studies, Rachel Rubin and Jeffrey Melnick uncover how particular trends in popular culture-such as portrayals of European immigrants as gangsters in 1930s cinema, the zoot suits of the 1940s, the influence of Jamaican Americans on rap in the 1970s, and cyberpunk and Asian American zines in the 1990s-have their roots in the complex socio-political nature of immigration in America. Supplemented by a timeline of key events, Immigration and American Popular Culture offers a unique history of twentieth-century U.S. immigration and an essential introduction to the study of popular culture. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rubin, R., & Melnick, J. P. (2007). Immigration and American popular culture: an introduction . New York University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rubin, Rachel, 1964- and Jeffrey Paul Melnick. 2007. Immigration and American Popular Culture: An Introduction. New York University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Rubin, Rachel, 1964- and Jeffrey Paul Melnick. Immigration and American Popular Culture: An Introduction New York University Press, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rubin, Rachel, and Jeffrey Paul Melnick. Immigration and American Popular Culture: An Introduction New York University Press, 2007.

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