Packed with examples ranging from Charles Dickens' seminal text, "A Christmas Carol," Coca-colonisation and Santa Claus, Victorian cartoons and Christmas cards, to "Dr Who," "The Office," 'A Fairy Tale of New York', 'Happy Christmas (War is Over)', and such dystopian films as "Jingle All the Way" and "All I Want For Christmas," the case studies offer an incisive account of the ways in which Christmas relates to social change, and how such recent events as 9/11 and the continuing conflict in Iraq focus attention on traditional themes of community and family. "Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture" offers students and scholars alike an opportunity to explore the hidden agendas of the world's most popular festival and what it means to the outsider looking in.
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Packed with examples ranging from Charles Dickens' seminal text, "A Christmas Carol," Coca-colonisation and Santa Claus, Victorian cartoons and Christmas cards, to "Dr Who," "The Office," 'A Fairy Tale of New York', 'Happy Christmas (War is Over)', and such dystopian films as "Jingle All the Way" and "All I Want For Christmas," the case studies offer an incisive account of the ways in which Christmas relates to social change, and how such recent events as 9/11 and the continuing conflict in Iraq focus attention on traditional themes of community and family. "Christmas, Ideology and Popular Culture" offers students and scholars alike an opportunity to explore the hidden agendas of the world's most popular festival and what it means to the outsider looking in.
Imprint | Edinburgh University Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | August 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2008 |
Editors | Sheila Whiteley |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 232 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7486-2809-4 |
Barcode | 9780748628094 |
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LSN | 0-7486-2809-6 |