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Entertainment Nation

How Music, Television, Film, Sports, and Theater Shaped the United States

by Kenneth XCohen and John Troutman
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/11/2022
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US history gets the star treatment with this essential guide to the Smithsonian's first permanent exhibition on pop culture, featuring objects like Muhammad Ali's training robe, and Leonard Nimoy's Spock ears, and Dorothy's ruby slippers, oh my!

Winner of the Popular Culture Association's Ray and Pat Browne Best Edited Reference/Primary Source Work in Popular Culture Award

Entertainment Nation is a star-studded and richly illustrated book celebrating the best of 150 years of US pop culture. The book presents nearly 300 breathtaking 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 theater, and the amazing entertainers we love to watch, with dazzling cultural touchstones like:

Music and Theater

  • Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton costume
  • John Coltrane's saxophone
  • Selena's leather outfit

Film and Television
  • Captain America's shield
  • Mr. Roger's sweater
  • Seinfeld's puffy shirt

Sports
  • Mia Hamm's Olympic jersey
  • Kristi Yamaguchi's ice skates
  • Babe Ruth autographed baseball

The 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 favorites and an exhilarating glimpse of contemporary attractions, Entertainment Nation is a love letter to pop culture.
ISBN:
9781588347244
9781588347244
Category:
Television
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-11-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Smithsonian Books
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
288x239x25mm
Weight:
1.45kg

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