Americans have a long history of public arguments about taste, the uses of leisure, and what is culturally appropriate in a democracy that has a strong work eth

Examines the changes in publishing, movie making, and television programming since the 1960s that have affected Americans' tastes.

Selected essays written over a period of fifteen years.

America is a melting pot, with a palate as diverse as its various cultures. This quality is reflected nowhere better than in our own kitchen pantries. So, what

In this original study, Thompson explores the complicated relationships between Americans and television during the 1950s, as seen and effected through popular