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Entetainment Nation: How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States Featuring Iconic Smithsonian Collections

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ENTERTAINMENT NATION is a star-studded and richly illustrated book celebrating the best of 150 years of US pop culture. The book presents nearly 225 breath-taking Smithsonian objects from the first long-term exhibition on popular culture, and features contributors like Billie...

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Product ID:9781588347244
Product Form:Hardback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:Entetainment Nation
Subtitle:How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States Featuring Iconic Smithsonian Collections
Authors:Author: John W. Troutman, Kenneth Cohen
Page Count:272
Subjects:Popular culture, Popular culture
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ENTERTAINMENT NATION is a star-studded and richly illustrated book celebrating the best of 150 years of US pop culture. The book presents nearly 225 breath-taking Smithsonian objects from the first long-term exhibition on popular culture, and features contributors like Billie Jean King, Ali Wong, and Jill Lepore. ENTERTAINMENT NATION offers the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, the passion and grit of star athletes, the limelight of the music industry and theatre, and the amazing entertainers we love to watch, with dazzling cultural touchstones like: Music and Theatre:·Lin-Manuel Miranda''s Hamilton costume·John Coltrane''s saxophone·Selena''s leather outfitFilm and Television:·Captain America''s shield·Mr. Roger''s sweater·Seinfeld''s puffy shirtSports:·Mia Hamm''s Olympic jersey·Kristi Yamaguchi''s ice skates·Babe Ruth autographed baseballThe book includes essays that contextualize the objects'' place in time and history, exploring how entertainment sparks conversation and debate, reveals social tensions and political power, and dictates who gets to be the hero or the villain. Taking a nostalgic look at old favourites and an exhilarating glimpse of contemporary attractions, ENTERTAINMENT NATION is a love letter to pop culture.
Imprint Name:Smithsonian Books
Publisher Name:Smithsonian Books
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2022-11-01