Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “aaron barlow”
Skip side bar filters

  • Beyond the Blogosphere

    Information and Its Children

    by Aaron Barlow, Robert Leston Ph.D. ...
    This book looks at questions and answers pertaining to the organization, usage, and ownership of information in the Internet age—and the impact of shifting attitudes towards information ownership on creative endeavors.In the competing traditions of Marshall McLuhan and Langdon Winner, authors Aaron Barlow and Robert Leston take readers on a revealing tour of the Internet after the explosion of the ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • The Depression Era

    A Historical Exploration of Literature

    by Aaron Barlow ...
    Series series Historical Explorations of Literature
    Through a diversity of primary source resources that include works by politicians and literary figures, book reviews, and interviews, this book enables student readers to better understand literature of the Great Depression in context through original documents.Oklahoma drought refugees seeking livelihood in California, rural white Mississippians, and African American migrants making new lives in ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • The Cult of Individualism

    A History of an Enduring American Myth

    by Aaron Barlow ...
    American individualism: It is the reason for American success, but it also tears the nation apart.Why do Americans have so much trouble seeing eye to eye today? Is this new? Was there ever an American consensus? The Cult of Individualism: A History of an Enduring American Myth explores the rarely discussed cultural differences leading to today's seemingly intractable political divides. After an ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • The 25 Sitcoms That Changed Television

    Turning Points in American Culture

    Edited by Aaron Barlow, Laura Westengard ...
    This book spotlights the 25 most important sitcoms to ever air on American television—shows that made generations laugh, challenged our ideas regarding gender, family, race, marital roles, and sexual identity, and now serve as time capsules of U.S. history.What was the role of The Jeffersons in changing views regarding race and equality in America in the 1970s? How did The Golden Girls affect how ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Doughboys on the Western Front

    Memories of American Soldiers in the Great War

    Edited by Aaron Barlow ...
    Covering the daily lives of American soldiers from their training through their arrival in France and participation in the final battles of the war, this book offers a breadth of perspectives on the experiences of doughboys in the First World War via primary documents of the time.Due to the mechanical typewriter and the Linotype machine, printed materials during the World War I era were produced ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • The Manhattan Project and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb

    The Essential Reference Guide

    Edited by Aaron Barlow ...
    This invaluable resource offers students a comprehensive overview of the Manhattan Project and the decision to drop the atomic bomb, with more than 80 in-depth articles on a variety of topics and dozens of key primary source documents.This book provides everything readers need to know about the Manhattan Project, the U.S. program that led to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Star Power

    The Impact of Branded Celebrity [2 volumes]

    Edited by Aaron Barlow ...
    Stars do have real power, but not all of them wield it wisely. This work explores how a variety of celebrities developed their brands and how celebrity can become a jumping-off point to entirely unrelated activities.Over the past century, a new breed of entertainer has arisen—one where the old division between on-camera talent and the suits behind the scenes has largely eroded. From Mabel Normand ... Read more

    $111.39 USD

  • One Hand Does Not Catch a Buffalo: 50 Years of Amazing Peace Corps Stories

    Volume One: Africa

    Edited by Aaron Barlow ...
    Series series Peace Corps at 50
    Africa is a complicated place, and the Peace Corps Volunteers who have worked in 43 African nations have seen it all: from public executions to public celebrations to life in a time of AIDS. This heartfelt collection is the first of its kind to chronicle 50 years of Peace Corps service. Stories range from poignant to hilarious, involve political intrigue and cultural missteps, illuminating the ... Read more

    $13.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pop Goes the Decade

    The Sixties

    by Martin Kich, Aaron Barlow ...
    Series series Pop Goes the Decade
    Analyzing complex social and political issues through their manifestations in popular culture, this book provides readers a strong foundational knowledge of the 1960s as a decade.1969 went out in a way that could never have been imagined in 1960. While the president at the end of the decade had been vice president at the start, the intervening years permanently changed American culture.Pop Goes ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

People who read these also enjoyed

  • The Book of Jezebel

    An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Lady Things

    Edited by Anna Holmes ...
    From Jezebel.com, the popular website for women, comes a must-read encyclopedic guide to pop culture, feminism, fashion, sex, and much more.Within months of Jezebel's May 2007 appearance on the new media scene, fans of the blog began referring to themselves as "Jezzies" in comment threads and organizing reader meet-ups in cities all over the world. By 2008, the devotion of the self-appointed ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Hairspray

    by Dana Heller ...
    By reconsidering assumptions about mainstream popular culture and its revolutionary possibilities, author Dana Heller reveals that John Waters' popular 1988 film Hairspray is the director's most subversive movie.Represents the first scholarly work on any of film director John Waters' filmsIncorporates original interview material with the directorReveals meanings embedded in the film's narrative ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Saturday Night Live & American TV

    by Nick Marx, Matt Sienkiewicz, Ron Becker ...
    Thought-provoking and "undeniably interesting" essays on this cultural institution of comedy and what it says about our society ( Booklist).Since 1975, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" has greeted late night–TV viewers looking for the best in sketch comedy and popular music. SNL is the variety show that launched the careers of countless comedians, including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus