American Fun: Four Centuries of Joyous Revolt [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Beckman, John

Verlag: Pantheon Books, New York, 2014

Beschreibung

As new condition red boards/blue spine/silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by Cole Porter; Introduction, Acknowledgments, Notes and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. A small remainder dot at the lower page edge (see photographs). "A raucous, frequently dazzling tour through the country's wild and crazy side, the joyous out-of-control culture that 'flouts couth.' In an age of bleak spectacle, John Beckman reminds us in living color that 'folk fun' and 'coarse civility' are deep in the American grain. At once learned, thrilling, splendidly written, and wicket smart, this is the best book I've read about popular culture in ages - or ever." - Todd Gitlin, author of The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage "Reads like a graphic novel, as Beckman connects the dots between Thomas Morton, the flappers, Abbie Hoffman, and punk rock, celebrating fun as a great American value." - Andy Shernoff, founding member of The Dictators "Here is an animated and wonderfully engaging work of cultural history that lays out America's unruly past by describing the ways in which cutting loose has always been, and still is, an essential part of what it means to be an American.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001191

Bibliografische Details

Titel: American Fun: Four Centuries of Joyous ...

Verlag: Pantheon Books, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2014

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New

Auflage: 1st Edition