CIVIL WAR IN POP CULTURE PB [Paperback]

CULLEN J (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Smithsonian (October 17, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560986875
• ISBN-13: 978-1560986874
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,874,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jim Cullen was born in Queens, New York, and attended public schools on Long Island. He received his B.A. in English from Tufts University, and his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees in American Civilization from Brown University. He has taught at a number of colleges and universities, including Harvard and Brown. He is currently a teacher at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City. Jim's articles and reviews appear at the History News Network and Common-Place, among other online publications; he blogs at "American History Now." He is married to historian Lyde Cullen Sizer and has four children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars CULLEN IS UNBELIEVEABLE!!, November 29, 2005

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William L. Bricker "WWB" (NY,NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CIVIL WAR IN POP CULTURE PB (Paperback)

unrivaled in american literature, Cullen is able to master the subject in a unprecidented manner, his works are truly masterpieces and i would recomend them to any reader looking for literature on the topic.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pedantic, December 23, 2002

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Mike Duffy (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Civil War in Popular Culture: A Reusable Past (Hardcover)

Cullen's book tries to examine the Civil War from different 20th century perspectives such as Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, the movies Gone with the Wind and Glory, 70's Rebel rock, & 90's battlefield reenactors. It's a yawn - a boring, politically correct, droning waste of some pretty decent research. Cullen writes badly and has no sense of humor. Tony Horowitz' Rebels in the Closet covers basically the same topic in a much more entertaining manner and is a much better read.

6 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Insightful but extremely biased, August 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Civil War in Popular Culture: A Reusable Past (Hardcover)

In analyzing popular culture's portrayals of the Civil War primarily from the persective of race, class and gender, as well as political ideologues, Cullen purposely gives the reader an incomplete picture of this unique analysis. How can Cullen write about GWTW (which he did insightfully) and not mention the portrayals of Sherman and his army or of the Confederate veterans returning home? Why did he choose for an in-depth interview, a female reenactor? Overall, it was an entertaining read if you understand that, as an academic historian, Cullen writes from the biased position of a 'new historian'.