{"product_id":"american-popular-culture-and-the-kenneth-campbell-9781516541287","title":"American Popular Culture and the Beatles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough engaging scholarly essays written by various authors, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Popular Culture and the Beatles\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the synergetic relationship between American popular culture of the 1950s and 1960s and the iconic rock band The Beatles. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Part I of the collection, students learn how the emergence of rock and roll in the United States brought about a cultural and musical shift that paved the way for The Beatles. Thought-provoking essays explore why teenagers were so drawn to rock and roll, how American performers elevated the rock and roll genre, and how American music provided a strong foundation for the creation of The Beatles. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II examines the impact of American rock and roll on Britain in the 1960s, with special emphasis on the appropriation of American music by British artists. Dedicated readings explore the evolving attitudes toward the American South via musical trends, the emergence of skiffle music, and how British rock and rollers also paved the way for The Beatles. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The final part explores the influence The Beatles had on American popular culture, speaking to the band's meteoric and unexpected rise to fame, the hysteria and obsession that fueled Beatlemania, and the group's relationship to counterculture and the revolutionary ideals of the late 1960s. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAmerican Popular Culture and the Beatles\u003c\/em\u003e is an ideal textbook for courses in music history and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of history at Monmouth University, where he teaches a course on the Beatles, as well as courses in Western civilization, history of the British Isles, history of Ireland, medieval and early modern Europe, and the philosophy of history. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. Dr. Campbell is the author of \u003cem\u003eA History of the British Isles: Prehistory to the Present\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eIreland's History: Prehistory to the Present\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWindows into Men's Souls: Religious Nonconformity in Tudor and Early Stuart England\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWestern Civilization: A Global and Comparative Approach\u003c\/em\u003e, Volumes I and II; and \u003cem\u003eThe Intellectual Struggle of the English Papists in the Seventeenth Century\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1516541286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781516541287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Kenneth Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616667922687,"sku":"9781516541287","price":115.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc9eedff-db4b-4dd8-a52c-ceffd0257c7a.jpg?v=1703021626","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-popular-culture-and-the-kenneth-campbell-9781516541287","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}