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Pioneering the field of Springsteen scholarship when it first appeared in 1997, Born in the U.S.A. remains one of the definitive studies of Springsteen’s work and its impact on American culture. This fully revised third edition addresses Springsteen’s evolving attitudes toward politics, religion, masculinity, and racial justice in the 21st century.
“Marshals impressive scholarship to assimilate the Boss into the main currents of American thought.”
“Jim Cullen writes with authority and empathy about the blue-collar roots that shaped Bruce Springsteen and gave rise to his music of rebellion. This is a provocative look at one of America’s cultural icons.”
“Cullen’s line-by-line analysis of Bruce’s songs crackles with insight.”
“In articulating what’s behind the vaguely red-white-and-blue sentiments that Springsteen’s songs so often evoke, he has written a book as unpretentious and good-hearted as its subject.”
“This is a well-written, painstakingly researched, and surprisingly unpretentious book.”
“Cullen’s unapologetic pursuit of deeper cultural meanings in Bruce Springsteen’s music and life is refreshing … he proves a sensitive interpreter of Springsteen’s work.”
“Cullen’s study of Bruce Springsteen is a full-fledged cultural critique … his parting words, ‘When I listen to Bruce Springsteen, I remember how to be an American,’ finally ring true.”
“Offers illumination and thoughtful, discriminating observations about its myriad subjects. And it has aged almost as well as Nebraska.”
JIM CULLEN teaches at the recently founded upper division of Greenwich Country Day School. His many books include The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation as well as Those Were the Days: Why ‘All in the Family’ Still Matters, and Bridge & Tunnel Boys: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and the Metropolitan Sound of the American Century, both from Rutgers University Press.
“Marshals impressive scholarship to assimilate the Boss into the main currents of American thought.”
“Jim Cullen writes with authority and empathy about the blue-collar roots that shaped Bruce Springsteen and gave rise to his music of rebellion. This is a provocative look at one of America’s cultural icons.”
“Cullen’s line-by-line analysis of Bruce’s songs crackles with insight.”
“In articulating what’s behind the vaguely red-white-and-blue sentiments that Springsteen’s songs so often evoke, he has written a book as unpretentious and good-hearted as its subject.”
“This is a well-written, painstakingly researched, and surprisingly unpretentious book.”
“Cullen’s unapologetic pursuit of deeper cultural meanings in Bruce Springsteen’s music and life is refreshing … he proves a sensitive interpreter of Springsteen’s work.”
“Cullen’s study of Bruce Springsteen is a full-fledged cultural critique … his parting words, ‘When I listen to Bruce Springsteen, I remember how to be an American,’ finally ring true.”
“Offers illumination and thoughtful, discriminating observations about its myriad subjects. And it has aged almost as well as Nebraska.”
JIM CULLEN teaches at the recently founded upper division of Greenwich Country Day School. His many books include The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation as well as Those Were the Days: Why ‘All in the Family’ Still Matters, and Bridge & Tunnel Boys: Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and the Metropolitan Sound of the American Century, both from Rutgers University Press.