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Author:

Rubin, Rachel, 1964-

Title:

Immigration and American popular culture : an introduction / Rachel Rubin and Jeffrey Melnick.

Publisher:

New York University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

x, 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Immigrants--Cultural assimilation.
United States--Ethnic relations.
Popular culture--United States.
Immigrants--Intégration.
Culture populaire--États-Unis.
États-Unis--Relations interethniques.
Immigranten.
Populaire cultuur.
Acculturatie.
Verenigde Staten.

Other Authors:

Melnick, Jeffrey Paul.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-284) and index.

Contents:

Hollywood, 1930 : Jewish gangster masquerade -- Los Angeles, 1943 : zoot suit style, immigrant politics -- Broadway, 1957 : West Side Story and the Nuyorican blues -- Monterey, 1967 : the hippies meet Ravi Shankar -- South Bronx, 1977 : Jamaican migrants, born Jamericans, and global music -- Cyberspace, y2k : giant robots, Asian punks -- Afterword : Chelsea, 2006 ; wandering popular culture.

Series:

Nation of newcomers

ISBN:

9780814775523 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0814775527 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780814775530 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814775535 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)70106752

LCCN:

2006017648

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)