Poplorica A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore That Shaped Modern America

Name: Poplorica A Popular History of the Fads, Mavericks, Inventions, and Lore That Shaped Modern America
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ISBN: 9780060535315

ISBN-10: 0060535318

ISBN-13: 9780060535315

Edition: 2004

Authors: Martin J. Smith, Patrick J. Kiger

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Pop culture meets pop reference in this irreverent tour of twenty unlikely events, innovations, and individuals that forever changed how we live today -- the food we eat, the places we live, the love we make, the fads we follow, the clothes we wear, the products we buy, and much more. Veteran journalists Martin J. Smith and Patrick J. Kiger make the offbeat their beat, revealing the odd, surprising, and amusing origins of inexplicable cultural phenomena. From slam dunks to rock 'n' roll punks, permanent press to pantyhose, black velvet painting to point-click culture, high-tech diapers to low-brow entertainment -- they cover sports, business, music, media, film, fashion, and science, and…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword


Introduction: How'd Things Get So Weird?


Frank J. Scott's Great Green Manifesto


The Birth of Cool


How Thin Became In


Alfred Kinsey's Honeymoon


The Rise of Tacky Chic


Les Paul's "Log"


Wrestling with a Contradiction


The War Against Wrinkles


The King of Leer


The Wonder Garment


Thaws and Effect


Hell on Wheels


The First Angry Mike Man


The Supertanker Diaper


When Mayhem Went Postmodern


Dawn of the Point-Click Culture


The Righteous Stuff


Betty Ford's Intervention


From E.T. to "Astroturfing"


The Toink! Heard Round the World


Think We Blew It?


Chapter Notes


Index