Books in the CultureAmerica series

In the world of hip-hop, ""keeping it real"" has always been a primary goal - and realness takes on special meaning as rappers mold their images for street cred and increasingly measure authenticity by ghetto-centric notions of ""Who's badder?"" This book celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character.

Examines the efforts of Harlem Renaissance artists and writers to create a hybrid expression of black identity that drew on their past while participating in contemporary American culture. This book investigates the Renaissance print culture, arguing that illustrations became the most timely and often most radical visual products of the movement.

For decades a sideshow attraction was the supposed body of John Wilkes Booth. This is the story of how collective memories and popular histories collide with, clash, and sometimes overcome mainstream accounts of the past.

Firsthand experience and research shed light on claims that Euro Disneyland is nothing but American cultural imperialism. A former employee goes beyond media bites and academic scorn to examine Europe's love/hate relationship with the park and some of the undiscussed issues surrounding it.