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Uncommon Threads: Reading and Writing about Contemporary America

by Robert Newman
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Synopsis

Newman (University of Utah) invites readers to explore alternative perspectives on contemporary issues in this popular culture anthology for undergraduate students. Writing assignments and discussion questions on contemporary essays and short stories by established and emerging writers, and visual images from ads, comics, zines, and cartoons, will prompt students to make connections between cultural events and contexts. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Book Details

Published
December 1, 2002
Publisher
Longman
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780321026644

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