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Consumed nostalgia : memory in the age of fast capitalism / Gary Cross

Cross, Gary S., 1946- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

New York : Columbia University Press, 2015

Online-Ressource (305 p)

Englisch

Table of Contents; Introduction. Our Nostalgic Novelty Culture; 1. Guys Toys and "Girls" Dolls; 2. Lovin' That '57 Chevy (or Whatever Was Your Favorite Car at Seventeen); 3. (Re-)Living That Golden Decade; 4. Leaving It to Beaver and Retro TV; 5. Give Me That Old-Time Radio; 6. Dilemmas of Heritage in an Era of Consumed Nostalgia; 7. Pilgrimages, Souvenirs, and Memory at Disney; Conclusion. Where We've Been, Where We Might Go; Notes; Index

Description based upon print version of record

Erscheint auch als: Consumed nostalgia / Cross, Gary S. (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-0-231-16758-1

978-0-231-16758-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

978-0-231-53960-9 ( : 26.99 (NL))

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

MS 5560  | NW 2562  | NW 3200      Ähnliche Literatur

HC110.C6 .C384 2015

306.30973 ; 306.342

Basisklassifikation: 71.50 (Kultursoziologie: Allgemeines)

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LOC-SH: Electronic books ; Consumer behavior - Social aspects - United States

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. For many of us, modern memory is shaped less by a longing for the social customs and practices of the past, or family heirlooms handed down over generations, and more by childhood encounters with ephemeral commercial goods and media moments. This phenomenon has given rise to communities of nostalgia built around narrow age groups whose members remain loyal to the toys, television, and music of their youth and return to the theme parks and pasttimes of their upbringing, hoping to reclaim that feeling of childhood wonder or teenage freedom. While the romanti