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008			111014s2012 ncu o 00 0 eng d
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020			_a9780822395331
020			_z9780822352433 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_z9780822352648 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050	0	4	_aHN270.Z9 _bS6444 2012
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100	1		_aKarush, Matthew B. _q(Matthew Benjamin), _d1968-
245	1	0	_aCulture of Class _bRadio and Cinema in the Making of a Divided Argentina, 1920-1946 / _cMatthew B. Karush.
264		1	_bDuke University Press,
264		3	_bProject MUSE,
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 275 p.) : _bill. ;
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [251]-268) and index.
505	0		_aClass formation in the barrios -- Competing in the transnational marketplace -- Repackaging popular melodrama -- Mass-cultural nation building -- Politicizing populism -- Epilogue: The rise of the middle class, 1955-1976.
506	0		_aOpen Access _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520			_aMajor change came to Argentina during the first decades of the twentieth century. Following the mass influx of European immigrants to the country during the beginning of the century, a truly national culture was produced through mass media, facilitating the assimilation of immigrants and their descendants. New forms of media emerged, such as radio and cinema, as did new forms of entertainment, such as tango songs, films, and radio theater. Yet despite the unifying effect of popular culture, the nation remained divided, and, if anything, more so in 1950 than in 1910. This book argues that the key to understanding this paradox lies in a reassessment of the mass culture of the 1920s and 1930s. With a focus on film and radio in and around Buenos Aires, the locus of production as well as much of the market consumption, Karush shows how integration and class fractures occurred simultaneously in a short span of the country's history. He brings together the usually separated subjects of radio and cinema to show how they can combine to gauge a larger cultural and political environment and shed light on class distinctions. The book contributes to an ongoing discussion of the relationship between power and mass culture. It will be of interest to scholars of cultural history and urban studies and those interested in Latin American history and culture.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aRadio broadcasting _zArgentina _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aMotion pictures _zArgentina _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aPopular culture _zArgentina _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aSocial classes _zArgentina _xHistory _y20th century.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse. _edistributor
830		0	_aBook collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/64090/
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