ISBN10: 155849703X, ISBN13: 9781558497030, [publisher: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth] Softcover First Edition Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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ISBN10: 155849703X, ISBN13: 9781558497030, [publisher: University of Massachusetts Press] Softcover
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ISBN10: 155849703X, ISBN13: 9781558497030, [publisher: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth] Softcover First Edition Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Reno, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2009]

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ISBN10: 155849703X, ISBN13: 9781558497030, [publisher: University of Massachusetts Press] Softcover SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
[Portland, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2009]

ISBN10: 155849703X, ISBN13: 9781558497030, [publisher: University of Massachusetts Press, Massachusetts] Softcover Paperback. This work offers a wide-ranging examination of how scientists have been portrayed in American culture. From the earliest depictions of Benjamin Franklin and his kite experiment to twenty-first-century renderings of mad scientists, representations of American scientists in the popular media reveal much about our cultural hopes and fears. In an entertaining and insightful survey of popular media over three hundred years of American history - religious tracts, political cartoons, literature, theater, advertising, art, comic books, radio, music, television, and film - Glen Scott Allen examines the stereotypes assigned to scientists for what they tell us about America's pride in its technological achievements as well as our prejudices about certain 'suspect' kinds of scientific investigation. Working in the tradition of cultural studies, Allen offers an analysis that is historically comprehensive and critically specific. Integrating both 'high' literature and 'low' comedy, he delves into the assumptions about scientists - good, bad, and mad - that have been shaped by and have in turn shaped American cultural forces. Throughout the book, his focus is on why certain kinds of scientists have been lionized as American heroes, while others have been demonized as anti-American villains. Allen demonstrates that there is a ...
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