"When it was first published in 1997, while Jim Cullen was teaching at Harvard, Born in the U.S.A. was the first scholarly treatment of Bruce Springsteen's work. Moving beyond the journalistic and biographical approaches that have dominated the subject then and ever since, Cullen situated the Puritans to Martin Luther King, showing how he absorbed, refracted and revitalized American mythology, including the American Dream, the work ethic, and the long quest for racial justice. He revealed Springsteen as both a democrat and a republican-lower case D and r- and a patriot dedicated decrying the lapses of a country he loves. This third edition of Born in the U.S.A. is fully revised and updated, incorporating discussion of Springsteen's wide output in the 21st century. For any serious Springsteen fan-or anyone who ever wondered what all the fuss was about-this book remains the definitive study"-- Provided by publisher.
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