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Adcult USA : The Triumph of Advertising in American Culture
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Adcult USA : The Triumph of Advertising in American Culture Paperback - 1997

by Twitchell, James B

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Columbia University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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  • Title Adcult USA : The Triumph of Advertising in American Culture
  • Author Twitchell, James B
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 296
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date April 15, 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 18958657-6
  • ISBN 9780231103251 / 0231103255
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.46 x 7.02 x 0.66 in (24.03 x 17.83 x 1.68 cm)
  • Reading level 1200
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306

First line

THIS is not a book about advertising but about culture-more specifically, about the culture created when advertising becomes not just a central institution but the central institution.

From the rear cover

'Twitchell eloquently excoriates the standard dull rants about the evils of commercialism. In true postmodern fashion, he argues that there can be no meaningful division between high art and advertising.... [N]ot a single page is without a cleverly turned sentence, thought-provoking remark, or outrageous conclusion.' -Wired

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About the author

James B. Twitchell is the author of many books, including Carnival Culture: The Trashing of Taste in America, and Lead Us Into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism, both published by Columbi