Molly Rosner

Playing with History

American Identities and Children's Consumer Culture

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examining cultural products geared towards teaching children American cultural identity, Playing With History highlights the changes and constancies in depictions of American identity since the advent of modern consumer society. The book examines political and ideological messages sold to children throughout the twentieth century through toys, dolls, books, and amusement parks.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9781978822078
• ISBN-10: 1978822073
• Artikelnr.: 60154235

Autorenporträt

MOLLY ROSNER received her Ph.D. in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark. She has spent her career working as an educator at cultural institutions and universities in New York City, where she was born and raised.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 
1 Made in America: The Rise of the American Toy Industry 
2 Dolling Up History: 1930s Antique Dolls and the Clark Doll Study 
3 "Gosh, It's Exciting to Be an American": The "Orange" and Landmark
History Books during the Cold War 
4 Family Fun for Everyone? Freedomland U.S.A., 1960-1964 
5 Selling Multicultural Girlhood: The American Girl Doll, 1986 to Present
Conclusion 
Acknowledgments
Notes 
Index