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Copyright © 1999 by Michael Kammen

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Grateful acknowledgment is made to The Wilson Quarterly and Mrs. Russell Lynes for permission to reprint “A 1976 Commentary” by Russell Lynes
( The Wilson Quarterly , Vol. 1, Autumn 1976, pp. 158–160).

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kammen, Michael G.
American culture, American tastes: social change and the twentieth century / Michael Kammen. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-307-82771-5
1. United States—Social life and customs—20th century.
2. Popular culture—United States—History—20th century.
3. Social change—United States—History—20th century.
4. Aesthetics—Social aspects—United States—History—20th century.
5. Consumption (Economics)—Social aspects—United States—History—20th century.
I. Title.

EI 69.04.K35 1999
306’.0973’0904—dc21 98–43155

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