Fabricating the Absolute Fake - revised edition : America in Contemporary Pop Culture - Revised Edition /

In Fabricating the Absolute Fake, Jaap Kooijman explores the ways people around the world interpret and attempt to reproduce "Americanness." Tracing the ways America has been appropriated by pop culture produced outside the United States, he examines such icons as the Elvis-inspired perfor...

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Main Author:	Kooijman, Jaap (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2014]
Series:	American Studies
Subjects:	Civilization > American influences. Popular culture > Netherlands. Popular culture > United States. Civilisation > Influence américaine. Culture populaire > Pays-Bas. Culture populaire > États-Unis. SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. Civilization > American influences Popular culture Netherlands United States Electronic books.
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Summary:	In Fabricating the Absolute Fake, Jaap Kooijman explores the ways people around the world interpret and attempt to reproduce "Americanness." Tracing the ways America has been appropriated by pop culture produced outside the United States, he examines such icons as the Elvis-inspired performer Lee Towers and the Moroccan-Dutch rapper Ali B. This revised edition features a new chapter on Barack Obama's global celebrity and an afterword on teaching American pop culture. Like the first edition, it will prove an illuminating resource for scholars of American culture and popular cultures the world over.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
ISBN:	9789048519552 9048519551