{"product_id":"american-pop-pop-culture-in-the-taylor-prescott-9798313484907","title":"American Pop-Pop Culture in the 1980s: From MTV to Reaganomics, the Rise of Corporate Cool, and the Birth of the Digital Age","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Pop-Pop Culture in the 1980s: From MTV to Reaganomics, the Rise of Corporate Cool, and the Birth of the Digital Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1980s wasn't just a decade-it was a \u003cb\u003espectacle, a brand, a transformation in how America saw itself\u003c\/b\u003e. It was the era of \u003cb\u003eMTV and morning in America, Wall Street excess and working-class struggle, home video and high-concept blockbusters, gated communities and mall culture, synth pop and cyberpunk, neon aesthetics and corporate takeovers.\u003c\/b\u003e It was the decade that \u003cb\u003eturned pop culture into a global export, reshaped technology into a personal experience, and set the stage for the digital and political realities we still live in today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Pop-Pop Culture in the 1980s\u003c\/b\u003e is a deep dive into the \u003cb\u003eicons, industries, and ideologies that shaped the decade\u003c\/b\u003e, covering everything from the rise of \u003cb\u003ecelebrity culture, video game aesthetics, and fitness crazes\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003ecorporate-driven futurism of EPCOT, the moral panics over music and media, and the battle between big business and counterculture\u003c\/b\u003e. Through a mix of \u003cb\u003ehistorical insight, cultural analysis, and a sharp sense of humor\u003c\/b\u003e, Taylor Prescott explores how the 1980s \u003cb\u003ebuilt the foundations of our modern world-sometimes for better, sometimes for worse, but always with style.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you lived through the decade or have only experienced it through reruns and nostalgia cycles, this book unpacks \u003cb\u003ewhat the 1980s really meant-beyond the clichés, beyond the leg warmers, and beyond the endless remakes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to understand how we got here, you have to start in the '80s. \u003cb\u003eWelcome to American Pop.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Prescott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798313484907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Taylor Prescott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47203135226111,"sku":"9798313484907","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a847009f-6128-4824-adaf-35f1587c0609.jpg?v=1756834446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-pop-pop-culture-in-the-taylor-prescott-9798313484907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}