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The Great American Makeover. Television, History, Nation.
Dana . Ed(S): Heller
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Description for The Great American Makeover. Television, History, Nation.
Hardback. Editor(s): Heller, Dana. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
The Great American Makeover is a collection of essays that explore the American makeover mythos that has been recently repackaged in the form of popular makeover television programs such as Extreme Makeover, The Swan, Supernanny, and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
The Great American Makeover is a collection of essays that explore the American makeover mythos that has been recently repackaged in the form of popular makeover television programs such as Extreme Makeover, The Swan, Supernanny, and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403974839
SKU
V9781403974839
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Dana . Ed(S): Heller
DANA HELLER is Professor of English and Director of the Humanities Institute at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Reviews for The Great American Makeover. Television, History, Nation.
'The Great American Makeover historicizes the makeover mania that has taken over contemporary television and shows how the recurring promise of personal transformation that unites makeovers past and present intersects with art, consumer culture, citizenship, gender and race. An important and timely contribution to critical studies of popular culture.' - Laurie Ouellette, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota; Co-editor of Reality ... Read more