{"product_id":"9781405131902","title":"Beautiful Things in Popular Culture","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBeautiful Things in Popular Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlan McKee\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is an innovative book that addresses the question of how consumers make decisions about what is good and what is bad in popular culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn entertaining and informative guide to the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture's most celebrated texts and objects - from Batman to motor bikes, and pop stars to internet pornography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together a series of accessible and engaging essays written by connoisseurs of various areas of popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles the core question of how consumers make decisions about what is good popular culture and what is bad popular culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an entertaining and educative read for academic readers as well as purveyors of culture; moving beyond a 'greatest hits' list of popular culture to debate broader issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlan McKee\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Creative Industries at Queensland University of Technology. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTextual Analysis: A Beginner’s Guide \u003c\/i\u003e(2003) and \u003ci\u003eThe Public Sphere: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 October 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405131902\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379989606540,"sku":"9781405131902","price":95.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405131902.jpg?v=1780173307","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405131902","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}