The origins of cool in postwar America / Joel Dinerstein.
The origins of cool in postwar America / Joel Dinerstein.
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Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
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G 2017/5864
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Language
English
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Physical content
541 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prelude: Paris, 1949 -- Introduction: The origins of cool -- Lester Young and the birth of cool -- Humphrey Bogart and the birth of noir cool from the Great Depression -- Albert Camus and the birth of existential cool from the idea of rebellion (and the blues) -- Billie Holiday and Simone de Beauvoi...
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Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of this concept and its new set of codes that came to define a global attitude and style. As Joel Dinerstein reveals in this book, cool began as a stylish d...
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The origins of cool in postwar America / Joel Dinerstein.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-528) and index.
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©2017
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G 2017/5864
Record Identifier
74VKVgBDm83M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgBDm83M
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ISBN
9780226152653 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
0226152650 (hardcover : alkaline paper)
DDC
306.09730904
MMS ID
991024148803502626
