Epic fails : the Edsel, the mullet, and other icons of unpopular culture /

This book surveys some of the most iconic failures in American popular culture in order to shed light on the inherent, often comic strain in American life between success and failure, fame and infamy and, in sum, what Americans most strive for and what they most fear. Epic fails, as I describe them,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Murguía, Salvador Jimenez (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Subjects:	Popular culture > United States. United States > Civilization > 1945- Business failures > United States > Case studies. Marketing > Social aspects > United States.

Table of Contents:

The Edsel
Athletic uniform failures
Betamax
LaserDisc
The mullet
Blublocker sunglasses
Zubaz
New Coke
Bud Dry
Crystal Pepsi
Burger King's table service
Zima
WOW Chips
Y2K
XFL
McAfrika
Microsoft Zune
Google Wave.