with amusement for all a history of american popular culture since 1830 by ashby leroy author may 2006 hardcover ashby leroy isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Leroy ashby draws on the substantial volume of historical scholarship on american popular culture produced since the 1970s to present a survey of impressive breadth on two centuries of american amusements in a lengthy book of over 600 pages. With amusement for aii is a sweeping interpretative history of american popular culture providing deep insights into various individuals events and movements leroy ashby explores the development and influence of popular culture from minstrel shows to hip hop from the penny press to pulp magazines from the nba to nascar and much in between. With amusement for all provides the context to what americans have done for fun since 1830 showing the reciprocal nature of the relationships between social political economic and cultural forces and the way in which the entertainment world has reflected refracted or reinforced the values those forces represent in america. with amusement for all a history of american popular culture since 1830 by leroy ashby oct 2012 leroy ashby isbn 0884819343653 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon