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Very interesting, if you want to better understand the social construction of taste, and how white America dealt with their Post-Colonial insecurities in the nineteenth Century

— Sep 15, 2018 12:05PM

The Tastemakers: The Shaping of American Popular Taste

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Axel Barceló is on page 343 of 372

— Jul 02, 2019 01:15PM

Axel Barceló is on page 242 of 372

I have just realized that Lynes is actually quite a sophisticated historian. When I started reading this, I thought I was going to find a naive artifact of its time (the early fifties), but I was mostly wrong: he understands quite well the heterogenous forces that shape our culture: from technological advances to grassroots organizations and commercial ventures, and he understands that the domestic is also social.

— May 21, 2019 08:29AM

Axel Barceló is on page 236 of 372

Surprisingly, part three happens to be quite addictive

— May 18, 2019 06:28PM

Axel Barceló is on page 37 of 372

— Jul 15, 2018 09:01PM

Axel Barceló is on page 25 of 372

A decir verdad, sí es interesante, aunque no muy profundo

— May 03, 2018 05:49AM