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The Art Of Conversation: A Guided Tour Of A Neglected P

The Art Of Conversation: A Guided Tour Of A Neglected P

A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an ... More at eBay
Culture and Customs of Japan (Culture and Customs of Asia)

Culture and Customs of Japan (Culture and Customs of Asia)

Their society has been changing rapidly in modern times, yet for most Japanese, cultural traditions retain their importance in daily life. This ... More at Amazon
The Garden Book (Garden Design)

The Garden Book (Garden Design)

"The Garden Book" presents a widely diverse range of garden and landscape designers responsible for some of the most interesting and iconic gardens ... More at Amazon Marketplace
The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History (Studies in Popular Culture)

The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History (Studies in Popular Culture)

This work examines the comic strip throughout its history for the elements that make cartoons one of the most appealing of the popular arts. The ... More at Amazon
Adventure, Mystery, and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture (Phoenix Series)

Adventure, Mystery, and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture (Phoenix Series)

In this first general theory for the analysis of popular literary formulas, John G. Cawelti reveals the artistry that underlies the best in formulaic ... More at Amazon Marketplace
Comic Books as History: The Narrative Art of Jack Jackson, Art Spiegelman, and Harvey Pekar (Studies in Popular Culture)

Comic Books as History: The Narrative Art of Jack Jackson, Art Spiegelman, and Harvey Pekar (Studies in Popular Culture)

This well focused and perceptive analysis of a phenomenon in our popular culture--the new respectability of the comic book form--argues that the ... More at Amazon
In Praise of Commercial Culture

In Praise of Commercial Culture

Does a market economy encourage or discourage music, literature, and the visual arts? Do economic forces of supply and demand help or harm the ... More at Amazon Marketplace
Unpopular Culture: Transforming the European Comic Book in the 1990s (Studies in Book and Print Culture)

Unpopular Culture: Transforming the European Comic Book in the 1990s (Studies in Book and Print Culture)

In the last fifteen years or so, a wide community of artists working in a variety of western European nations have overturned the dominant traditions ... More at Amazon Marketplace
The Arts, Popular Culture, and Social Change

The Arts, Popular Culture, and Social Change

The purpose, value, and significance of the arts are perennial topics, often generating rather heated discussions. This book argues for a perspective ... More at Amazon
Unpopular Culture: Transforming the European Comic Book in the 1990s (Studies in Book and Print Culture)

Unpopular Culture: Transforming the European Comic Book in the 1990s (Studies in Book and Print Culture)

In the last fifteen years or so, a wide community of artists working in a variety of western European nations have overturned the dominant traditions ... More at Amazon
The 1930s (American Popular Culture Through History)

The 1930s (American Popular Culture Through History)

Most historical studies bury us in wars and politics, paying scant attention to the everyday effects of pop culture. Welcome to America's other ... More at Amazon Marketplace
The Art Of Conversation: A Guided Tour Of A Neglected P

The Art Of Conversation: A Guided Tour Of A Neglected P

A wide-ranging, exhortatory look at the pleasures of great conversation, including strategies for how to bring it about, from the witty pen of an ... More at eBay
How a Revolutionary Art Became Official Culture: Murals, Museums, and the Mexican State

How a Revolutionary Art Became Official Culture: Murals, Museums, and the Mexican State

A public art movement initiated by the postrevolutionary state, Mexican muralism has long been admired for its depictions of popular struggle and ... More at Amazon
Is Art Good for Us?: Beliefs about High Culture in American Life

Is Art Good for Us?: Beliefs about High Culture in American Life

Are the arts good for us? This book questions our taken-for-granted assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by critiquing an ... More at Amazon Marketplace
The 1930s (American Popular Culture Through History)

The 1930s (American Popular Culture Through History)

Most historical studies bury us in wars and politics, paying scant attention to the everyday effects of pop culture. Welcome to America's other ... More at Amazon
Culture and Customs of Japan (Culture and Customs of Asia)

Culture and Customs of Japan (Culture and Customs of Asia)

Their society has been changing rapidly in modern times, yet for most Japanese, cultural traditions retain their importance in daily life. This ... More at Amazon
Arts of Darkness: American Noir and the Quest for Redemption

Arts of Darkness: American Noir and the Quest for Redemption

In a striking new interpretation of film noir, Thomas Hibbs mines the philosophy and theology of these dark films to reveal a subtle but profound ... More at Amazon
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