{"product_id":"the-80s-resurrected-randy-laist-9781476686516","title":"The '80s Resurrected: Essays on the Decade in Popular Culture Then and Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e The 1980s is remembered as a time of big hair, synthetic music, and microwave cookery. It is also remembered as the heyday of conservative politics, socioeconomic inequality, and moral panics. It is dichotomously remembered as either a nostalgic age of innocence or a regressive moral wasteland, depending on who you ask, and when. But, most of all, it is \u003ci\u003eremembered\u003c\/i\u003e. In retro fashion trends, in '80s-based film and television narratives, and through countless rebooted movies, video games, superheroes, and even political slogans imploring us to Make America Great Again (Again).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e More than merely a historical period, \"the '80s\" has grown into a contested myth, ever-evolving through the critical and expressive lens of popular culture. This book explores the many shapes the '80s mythos has taken across a diverse array of media. Essays examine television series such as \u003ci\u003eStranger Things, Cobra Kai\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePOSE\u003c\/i\u003e, films such as \u003ci\u003eDallas Buyers Club, Summer of '84\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChocolate Babies\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as video games, pop music, and toys. Collectively, these essays explore how representations of the 1980s influence the way we think about our past, our present, and our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randy Laist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476686513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476686516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 5.83w x 0.32d","brand":"Randy Laist","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069919817983,"sku":"9781476686516","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e14e15b-0f1f-46ac-a2f1-3274c82d049c.jpg?v=1685427283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-80s-resurrected-randy-laist-9781476686516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}